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1. (n.) patriarch
the male head of a family or tribal line.
2. patriarch
a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc.
3. patriarch
any of the Biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race or any of the three great progenitors of the Israelites: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
4. patriarch
any of the 12 sons of Jacob from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
5. patriarch
(in the early Christian church) any of the bishops of the sees of Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, Jerusalem, or Rome having authority over other bishops.
6. patriarch
Gk. Orth. Ch. the head of any of the ancient sees of Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, or Jerusalem.
7. patriarch
the head of certain other churches.
8. patriarch
Rom. Cath. Ch.
9. patriarch
the pope as patriarch of the West.
10. patriarch
any of certain bishops of the Eastern rites.
11. patriarch
any of the high Mormon dignitaries who pronounce the blessing of the church.
12. patriarch
one of the elders or leading older members of a community.
13. patriarch
a venerable old man.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME patriark(e) (< OF) < LL patriarcha < LGk patriárchēs high-ranking bishop, Gk: family head =patri(á) family, der. of patērfather+-archēs -arch)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) patriarch
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
2. (noun) patriarch, paterfamilias
the male head of family or tribe
3. (noun) patriarch
any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
4. (noun) patriarch
a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Patriarch
the father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses
2. (noun) Patriarch
a dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch
3. (noun) Patriarch
a venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Patriarch
in Church history is the name given originally to the bishops of Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria, and later to those also of Constantinople and Jerusalem, who held a higher rank than other bishops, and exercised a certain authority over the bishops in their districts. The title is in vogue in the Greek, Syrian, Armenian, and other Churches. It was originally given to the chief of a race or clan, the members of which were called after him.
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Sense: the male head of a family or tribe.
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 Afrikaans: patriarg |
 Arabic: رب القَبيلَه |
 Bulgarian: патриарх |
 Brazilian: patriarca |
 Czech: patriarcha |
 German: der Patriarch |
 Danish: patriark; overhoved |
 Greek: πατριάρχης οικογένειας ή |
 Spanish: patriarca |
 Estonian: perekonnaisa, hõimupealik |
 Farsi: بزرگ خاندان؛ سر قبیله |
 Finnish: patriarkka |
 French: patriarche |
 Hebrew: רֹאש שֶבֶט |
 Hindi: कुलपिता |
 Croatian: patrijah, najstarija osob |
 Hungarian: pátriárka |
 Indonesian: patriarkhat |
 Icelandic: ættfaðir |
 Italian: patriarca |
 Japanese: 族長 |
 Korean: 원로, 가부장 |
 Lithuanian: patriarchas |
 Latvian: patriarhs |
 Malay: bapa |
 Dutch: patriarch |
 Norwegian: patriark |
 Polish: patriarcha |
 Persian: بزرگ خاندان؛ سر قبیله |
 Pashto: دكورنۍ مشر، دټبر مشر، زوړ |
 Portuguese: patriarca |
 Romanian: capul familiei;şef de tri |
 Russian: старейшина |
 Slovak: patriarcha |
 Slovenian: poglavar |
 Serbian: patrijarh |
 Swedish: patriark |
 Thai: หัวหน้าครอบครัว |
 Turkish: erkek aile reisi |
 Taiwanese: 家長，族長 |
 Ukrainian: старійшина, патріарх |
 Urdu: سردار قبيلہ، سربراہ خاندا |
 Vietnamese: gia trưởng; tộc trưởng |
 Chinese: 家长，族长 |
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