Associations to the word «Forefather»

Wiktionary

FOREFATHER, noun. Ancestor.Wp
FOREFATHER, noun. Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

Dictionary definition

FOREFATHER, noun. The founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers".
FOREFATHER, noun. Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis