The Orthodox see it differently: https://www.oca.org/reflections/fr.-lawrence-farley/call-no-man-father
I think the view expressed in this article is in line with Paul's teaching that no Christian can claim to be of Paul or of some particular teacher. And it is the same with the title of father.
All that being said, I don't feel an aversion to saying Meister Eckhart.
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