Walter (Horatio). 1839–94, English essayist and critic, noted for his prose style and his advocation of the "love of art for its own sake". His works include the philosophical romance Marius the Epicurean (1885), Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), and Imaginary Portraits (1887)
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pa•ter
(pā′tər; also for 2, 3. pat′ər),USA pronunciation n.
Pa•ter (pā′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- British TermsBrit. Informal. father.
- Religion(often cap.) the paternoster;
Lord's Prayer. - Religiona recitation of it.
- Latin: father
- Middle English 1300–50
Pa•ter (pā′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Walter Horatio, 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist.
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'Pater' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dis Pater
- P, p
- Pater Patriae
- Patri
- allopatric
- compadre
- compaternity
- compère
- dis
- eupatrid
- father
- impetrate
- nonpaternal
- padre
- paternal
- paternalism
- paternity
- paternity leave
- paternity test
- paternoster
- patri-
- patrial
- patriarch
- patrician
- patriot
- patrology
- patron
- patronymic
- patter
- perpetrate
- repatriate
- sympatric
- te igitur
- unpaternal