a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups
<noun.group>

Fatah

al-Asifa

al-Fatah

sample sentences

"al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s"

a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
<noun.group>

ANO

Abu Nidal Organization

Arab Revolutionary Brigades

Black September

Fatah Revolutionary Council

Fatah-RC

Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims

sample sentences

"in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"

a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership
<noun.group>

Fatah Tanzim

Tanzim

a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
<noun.group>

ANO

Abu Nidal Organization

Arab Revolutionary Brigades

Black September

Fatah Revolutionary Council

Fatah-RC

Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims

sample sentences

"in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"

God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
<noun.person>

Father

Father-God

Fatherhood

sample sentences

"hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"

(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
<noun.person>

Church Father

Father

Father of the Church

`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
<noun.person>

Father

Padre

a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton
<noun.person>

Father Brown

the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
<noun.person>

Father Christmas

Kriss Kringle

Saint Nicholas

Saint Nick

Santa

Santa Claus

St. Nick

United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)
<noun.person>

De Forest

Father of Radio

Lee De Forest

(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
<noun.person>

Church Father

Father

Father of the Church

American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
<noun.person>

Bushnell

David Bushnell

Father of the Submarine

US: third Sunday in June
<noun.time>

Father's Day

God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
<noun.person>

Father

Father-God

Fatherhood

sample sentences

"hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"

God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
<noun.person>

Father

Father-God

Fatherhood

sample sentences

"hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"

the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers
<noun.communication>

Fatiha

Fatihah

the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers
<noun.communication>

Fatiha

Fatihah

youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
<noun.person>

Fatima

Fatimah

youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
<noun.person>

Fatima

Fatimah

United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
<noun.person>

Antoine Domino

Domino

Fats Domino

United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
<noun.person>

Fats Waller

Thomas Wright Waller

Waller

United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)
<noun.person>

Falkner

Faulkner

William Cuthbert Faulkner

William Falkner

William Faulkner

an excessively polite and well-dressed boy
<noun.person>

Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

(Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
<noun.person>

Faunus

an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
<noun.person>

Faust

Faustus

pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values
<adj.pert>

Faustian

sample sentences

"a Faustian pact with the Devil"

Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism (1539-1604)
<noun.person>

Fausto Paolo Sozzini

Faustus Socinus

Socinus

an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
<noun.person>

Faust

Faustus

Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism (1539-1604)
<noun.person>

Fausto Paolo Sozzini

Faustus Socinus

Socinus

a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism
<noun.person>

Fauve

fauvist

English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)
<noun.person>

Fawkes

Guy Fawkes

a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks
<noun.location>

Fayetteville

a town in south central North Carolina
<noun.location>

Fayetteville

a town in central West Virginia on the New River
<noun.location>

Fayetteville