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

Noun

1. the male head of a tribe or family

2. Bible any of the men regarded as the fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people

3.

a. RC Church the pope

b. Eastern Orthodox Church a highest-ranking bishop

4. an old man who is respected [Church Latin patriarcha]

patriarchal adj

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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

Translations

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 vanhin patriarche רֹאש שֶבֶט कुलपिता patrijah,najstarija osoba pátriárka patriarkhat ættfaðir patriarca 族長 가부장(家父長); 족장(族長) 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 (동방 정교회) 총대주교 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 가부장[]의, 가부장[]이 지배하는 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