Pater may refer to:

Latin for "father"

*a title given to a

father deity In comparative mythology, sky father is a term for a recurring concept in polytheistic religions of a sky god who is addressed as a "father", often the father of a pantheon and is often either a reigning or former King of the Gods. The conce ...

Dis Pater Dis Pater (; ; genitive ''Ditis Patris''), otherwise known as Rex Infernus or Pluto, is a Roman god of the underworld. Dis was originally associated with fertile agricultural land and mineral wealth, and since those minerals came from undergrou ...

, a Roman and Celtic god of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Jupiter **

God the Father God the Father is a title given to God in Christianity. In mainstream trinitarian Christianity, God the Father is regarded as the first Person of the Trinity, followed by the second person, Jesus Christ the Son, and the third person, God th ...

in Christianity *a title or honorific applied to a male community leader **a honorific for ordained

Catholic priest The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the holy orders of the Catholic Church. Technically, bishops are a priestly order as well; however, in common English usage ''priest'' refe ...

s **

Pater familias The ''pater familias'', also written as ''paterfamilias'' (: ''patres familias''), was the head of a Roman family. The ''pater familias'' was the oldest living male in a household, and could legally exercise autocratic authority over his extende ...

** Pater Patriae **Pater, the leader of a

Mithraeum A Mithraeum , sometimes spelled Mithreum and Mithraion (), is a Roman temple, temple erected in classical antiquity by the Mithraism, worshippers of Mithras. Most Mithraea can be dated between 100 BC and 300 AD, mostly in the Roman ...

in Mithraism

People with the surname

Grzegorz Pater Grzegorz Pater (born 5 March 1974) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wawel Kraków. Career He formerly played for clubs like Wisła Kraków, Górnik Polkowice and Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. He scored twice in a 2001–02 ...

(born 1974), Polish soccer player *

Jean-Baptiste Pater Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter. Born in Valenciennes, Pater was the son of sculptor Antoine Pater and studied under him before becoming a student of painter Jean-Baptiste Guide. Pater then m ...

(1695–1736), French painter *

Walter Pater Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 – 30 July 1894) was an English essayist, Art critic, art and literary critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists. His first and most often reprinted book, ''Studies in the History of t ...

(1839–1893), English essayist, critic and humanist

Popular culture

* ''Pater'' (film), a 2011 French film *

Pater Moeskroen Pater Moeskroen is a Dutch folk group. During the summer they tour the country to play at festivals and big parties; in the winter the band plays in theaters throughout the Netherlands. The band's music contains elements of folk, klezmer, Celtic ...

, Dutch Folkband *

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Stade Pater is a multi-use stadium in Pirae, Tahiti, in French Polynesia, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds a capacity of 11,700 people. References Football venues in French Polynesia Athletics (tr ...

, a stadium/sports complex in Pirae, Tahiti

Other uses

Pastil ''Pastil'' is a Philippine cuisine, Filipino dish made with steamed rice wrapped in banana leaves with dry shredded beef, chicken, or fish. It originates from the Maguindanao people and is a popular, cheap breakfast meal in Mindanao, especial ...

, a Filipino packed rice dish

Latin for "father"

People with the surname

Popular culture

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