patriarch (noun)

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• patriarch — ► NOUN 1) the male head of a family or tribe. 2) a biblical figure regarded as a father of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob. 3) a powerful or respected older man. 4) a high ranking… …   English terms dictionary

• patriarch — noun Etymology: Middle English patriarche, from Anglo French, from Late Latin patriarcha, from Greek patriarchēs, from patria lineage (from patr , patēr father) + archēs arch more at father Date: 13th century 1. a. one of the scriptural fathers… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• patriarch — noun a) A male leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group. b) A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise …   Wiktionary

• patriarch — noun (C) 1 an old man who is respected as the head of a family or tribe compare matriarch 2 a bishop (1) in the early Christian church 3 a chief bishop (1) of the Orthodox Christian churches …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• patriarch — UK [ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑː(r)k] / US [ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑrk] noun [countable] Word forms patriarch : singular patriarch plural patriarchs 1) the oldest man in a family or organization, who is respected because of this 2) a religious leader in one of the orthodox… …   English dictionary

• patriarch — /ˈpeɪtriak / (say paytreeahk), /ˈpæt / (say pat ) noun 1. any of the earlier biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race, comprising those from Adam to Noah (antediluvian patriarchs) and those between the Deluge and the birth of …  

• patriarch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. forefather, forebear, elder, graybeard; leader, headman, chief, master; priest, primate, ecclesiarch, hierarch. See ancestry, clergy, authority. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. master, head of family,… …   English dictionary for students

• patriarch — [ peɪtrɪα:k] noun 1》 the male head of a family or tribe.     ↘an older man who is powerful within a family or organization.     ↘a founder. 2》 a biblical figure regarded as a father of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their… …   English new terms dictionary

• patriarch — pa|tri|arch [ peıtri,ark ] noun count 1. ) the oldest man in a family or organization, who is respected because of this 2. ) a religious leader in one of the ORTHODOX Christian churches …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ecumenical patriarch — noun Usage: often capitalized E&P Date: 1862 the patriarch of Constantinople as the dignitary given first honor in the Eastern Orthodox Church …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Byzantine Patriarch — noun The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople …   Wiktionary