forefather in the PONS Dictionary

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Each jz contains a number of clans, which share a presumed genealogy of forefathers going back to the presumed ancestor.
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These 200 odd people who now take care of the temple carrying forward the customs and traditions of their forefathers do it voluntarily and amicably.
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This has been our custom and the custom of our forefathers since they have come into existence.
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We believe in the conservatism of our forefathers: prudent, adaptive, humble, and grateful.
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However, there has been criticism about newer visual kei bands having lost the spirit of their forefathers, copying each other and becoming all the same.
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The celebration is also a tribute to the town's mat weavers who have preserved the priceless tradition of their forefathers.
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Unlike his forefathers, he engaged in commerce and soon developed a reputation as a very reliable businessman.
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The third and closing ceremony is done with the act of sending of souls of departed forefathers as farewell.
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In an altered age, we worship in the dead forms of our forefathers.
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The rarely discerned sky sometimes reveals a glimpse of the forefathers like pale blue ghosts look down at their descendants.
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