patriarch

pa·tri·arch  (ptr-ärk)

n.

1. A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe.

2. Bible

a. One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah.

b. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or any of Jacob's 12 sons, the eponymous progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel.

3. Used formerly as a title for the bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria.

4. Roman Catholic Church A bishop who holds the highest episcopal rank after the pope.

5. Eastern Orthodox Church Any one of the bishops of the sees of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, Moscow, and Jerusalem who has authority over other bishops.

6. Judaism The head of the Sanhedrin in Syrian Palestine from about 180 b.c. to a.d. 429.

7. Mormon Church A high dignitary of the priesthood empowered to invoke blessings.

8. One who is regarded as the founder or original head of an enterprise, organization, or tradition.

9. A very old, venerable man; an elder.

10. The oldest member of a group: the patriarch of the herd.

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[Middle English patriarche, from Old French, from Late Latin patriarcha, from Greek patriarkhs : patri, lineage (from patr, patr-, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots) + -arkhs, -arch.]

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patriarch [ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːk]

n

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the male head of a tribe or family Compare matriarch [2]

2. a very old or venerable man

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament any of a number of persons regarded as the fathers of the human race, divided into the antediluvian patriarchs, from Adam to Noah, and the postdiluvian, from Noah to Abraham

4. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament any of the three ancestors of the Hebrew people: Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob

5. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament any of Jacob's twelve sons, regarded as the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel

6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Early Christian Church the bishop of one of several principal sees, esp those of Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria

7. (Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) Eastern Orthodox Church the bishops of the four ancient principal sees of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem, and also of Russia, Romania, and Serbia, the bishop of Constantinople (the ecumenical Patriarch) being highest in dignity among these

8. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church

a.  a title given to the pope

b.  a title given to a number of bishops, esp of the Uniat Churches, indicating their rank as immediately below that of the pope

9. (Christianity / Protestantism) Mormon Church another word for Evangelist [2]

10. (Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) Eastern Christianity the head of the Coptic, Armenian, Syrian Jacobite, or Nestorian Churches, and of certain other non-Orthodox Churches in the East

11. the oldest or most venerable member of a group, community, etc. the patriarch of steam engines

12. a person regarded as the founder of a community, tradition, etc.

[via Old French from Church Latin patriarcha]

patriarchal  adj

patriarchally  adv

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patriarch

the head of any of the ancient sees or the see of another principal city or national church.

See also: Eastern Orthodoxy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patriarch - title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs
	2.	patriarch - the male head of family or tribe     paterfamilias head of household - the head of a household or family or tribe adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	3.	patriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch - any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge forefather, sire, father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" Jacob - (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God') Simeon - (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
	4.	patriarch - a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself graybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very old

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patriarch

noun father, old man, elder, grandfather, sire, paterfamilias, greybeard the patriarch of the clan

Translations

patriarch [ˈpeɪtrɪɑːk] N (Rel) → patriarca m

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patriarch [ˈpeɪtriɑː^rk] n → patriarche m

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patriarch

n → Patriarch m

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patriarch [ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːk] n → patriarca m

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patriarch [ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːk] n → patriarca m

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patriarch

n patriarch [ˈpeitriaːk]

1 the male head of a family or tribe. patriarg رب القَبيلَه патриарх patriarcha patriark; overhoved der Patriarch πατριάρχης οικογένειας ή φυλής patriarca perekonnaisa, hõimupealik بزرگ خاندان؛ سر قبیله patriarkka patriarche רֹאש שֶבֶט कुलपिता patrijah,najstarija osoba pátriárka patriarkhat ættfaðir patriarca 族長 원로, 가부장 patriarchas patriarhs bapa patriarch patriark patriarcha patriarca capul familiei; şef de trib старейшина patriarcha poglavar patrijarh patriark หัวหน้าครอบครัว erkek aile reisi 家長，族長 старійшина, патріарх سردار قبيلہ، سربراہ خاندان gia trưởng; tộc trưởng 家长，族长

2  especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a high-ranking bishop. patriarg بَطْرِيَرْك، بَطْرَك патриарх patriarcha patriark der Patriarch Πατριάρχης patriarca patriarh سر مطران patriarkka patriarche פַּטרִיאַרך बिशप osnivač,praotac pátriárka uskup patríarki patriarca 主教 총주교 patriarchas patriarhs biskop patriarch patriark patriarcha patriarca patriarh патриарх patriarcha patriarh patrijarh patriark พระสังฆราช patrik 高級主教 патріарх پادري giáo trưởng 高级主教

adj patriˈarchal

of, like, ruled by etc a patriarch or patriarchs a patriarchal society/church. patriargaal أبَوي، بَطْرِيَرْكي патриархален patriarchální patriarkalsk; mandsdomineret patriarchalisch πατριαρχικός patriarcal patriarhaalne وابسته به ریش سفیدی و پیش کسوتی patriarkaalinen patriarcal פַּטרִיארכַאלִי पितृ-सत्तात्मक, पिर्तमंत्रीय patrijahalan patriarkális patriarkhal ættföður-; feðraveldis- patriarcale 族長制の 가부장제의 patriarchalinis, patriarcho patriarhāls patriarki patriarchaal patriarkalsk patriarchalny patriarcal patriarhal патриархальный; патриарший patriarchálny patriarhalen patrijarhalan patriarkalisk ที่เกี่ยวกับหัวหน้าหรือพระสังฆราช ataerkil, babaerkil 家或族長的；大主教的 патріархальний; патріарший سردار قبيلہ سے متعلق thuộc tộc trưởng/ gia trưởng 家或族长的；大主教的