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   godfather

   /ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə/

   noun

   • 1. a man who presents a child at baptism and promises to take responsibility for their religious education: "he is godfather to her son"
   • 2. a man who is influential or pioneering in a movement or organization: "the godfather of alternative comedy"
   • ▪ a person directing a criminal organization, especially a leader of the American Mafia: "the Mafia godfather believed to be behind the murder of two judges"

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   What does godfather mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of GODFATHER is a man who sponsors a person at baptism. How to use godfather in a sentence.

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   Who invented the word godfather?

   • The original meaning of the word 'godfather' is a male godparent, dating back to the 13th century. However, around 1830, it also came to mean 'an influential man'. In a 1997 interview, Godfather author Mario Puzo claimed to have invented the term for a criminal figure: ‘It was never used for a criminal figure before I wrote the book.’

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   What is the meaning of 'godfather' in Sicily?

   • In Sicilian culture, 'godfather' is usually used to refer to the head of an Sicilian crime family/organization (Mafia). Being someone's Godfather was a great honor, and he was expected to help in the upbringing of the baptized child, almost like a third parent .

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   What genre is the Godfather game?

   • The Godfather is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Electronic Arts.

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   Who were Costell's godfathers?

   • Costell selected her brother and Klimas to be godfathers to both of her children. He told the Times that after the deaths of his parents, he grew up with a godmother who was a domestic and a godfather employed at a mattress factory. When Fossella was first elected to Congress in 1997 at age 32, Molinari was described as his political godfather.

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   Who was the godfather of kampademia?

   • There was Radim Palouš, the sonorous philosophical godfather of Kampademia. The godfather, Alston, was around back of the building, sitting on a bench at the edge of the playground. He watched over and protected the misguided woman, consenting to act as godfather to the child she had by Lousteau.

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    A godfather is a man who promises to help bring up a child in the Christian faith.