patriarch
11Patriarch — Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a composition of polytonic|πατήρ… …
12Patriarch — Der Patriarch ist in der Spätantike und heute ein Kirchenoberhaupt mit Jurisdiktionshoheit. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Wortherkunft 2 Allgemeine Verwendung 3 Orthodoxe Patriarchen 4 …
13Patriarch — ◆ Pa|tri|ạrch 〈m. 16〉 1. 〈AT〉 Stammvater der Israeliten (Abraham, Isaak, Jakob); Sy Altvater, Erzvater 2. Bischof in bes. hervorgehobener Stellung, z. B. der Papst als Bischof von Rom 3. 〈Titel für〉 oberster Geistlicher (in Moskau,… …
14patriarch — patriarchal, patriarchic, patriarchical, adj. patriarchally, patriarchically, adv. patriarchdom, patriarchship, n. /pay tree ahrk /, n. 1. the male head of a family or tribal line. 2. a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class …
15patriarch — [[t]pe͟ɪtriɑː(r)k[/t]] patriarchs 1) N COUNT A patriarch is the male head of a family or tribe. The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood... Joseph Kennedy, the clan s patriarch,… …
16Patriarch — Title of the bishop (q.v.) of one of the five patriarchal sees (q.v.): Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem (qq.v.). From the perspective of the Byzantine church, authority over Christendom was shared collectively by the… …
17patriarch — n 1. antediluvian patriarch, early Biblical leader, leader of the early Israelites; Gk. Orthodox and Eastern Churches. ecumenical patriarch or archbishop; Rom. Cath. Ch. Pope or Pontiff; Mormon Ch. highest dignitary or Evangelist; hierarch,… …
18patriarch — 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… …
19patriarch — /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 …
20Patriarch — der Patriarch, en (Mittelstufe) Titel des obersten Geistlichen in der orthodoxen Kirche Beispiel: Der 88 jährige Patriarch ist der höchste Vertreter der rumänischen orthodoxen Kirche …
