patriarch
21Patriarch — A name employed in the New Testament with reference to Abraham (Heb. 7:4), the sons of Jacob (Acts 7:8, 9), and to David (2:29). This name is generally applied to the progenitors of families or heads of the fathers (Josh. 14:1) mentioned in… …
22Patriarch — 1. Stammesoberhaupt, Stammvater; (veraltet): Altvater; (Rel.): Erzvater. 2. Familienoberhaupt, Familienvorstand, Hausherr; (abwertend): Pascha, Tyrann, Unterdrücker. * * * Patriarch→Chauvi …
23Patriarch — Pat·ri·ạrch der; en, en; 1 ein (alter) Mann, der autoritär über eine Familie herrscht 2 Rel; ein wichtiger Bischof in der orthodoxen Kirche || NB: der Patriarch; den, dem, des Patriarchen || zu 1 pat·ri·ar·cha̲·lisch Adj …
24patriarch — 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,… …
25Patriarch — ◆ Pa|tri|ạrch 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 1. 〈AT〉 Stammvater der Israeliten, Erzvater (Abraham, Isaak, Jakob) 2. Bischof in bes. hervorgehobener Stellung, z. B. der P. von Rom, der Papst; Patriarch des Abendlandes der Papst 3. 〈Titel für〉 oberster… …
26Patriarch — ♦ A major bishop who was the independent head of a major diocese. In the Early Church (from the mid fifth century) there were five recognized patriarchates: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. After they became autocephalous …
27patriarch — pa•tri•arch [[t]ˈpeɪ triˌɑrk[/t]] n. 1) soc the male head of a family or tribal line 2) a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc 3) bib any of the Biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race or any of… …
28Patriarch and Patriarchate — • Names of the highest ecclesiastical dignitaries after the pope, and of the territory they rule. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Patriarch and Patriarchate Patriarch and Patriarchate …
29Patriarch of Antioch — is a traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch. As the traditional overseer (επισκοπος, episkopos , from which the word bishop is derived) of the first gentile Christian community, the position has been of prime importance in the church… …
30Patriarch Moses (Koulik) — Patriarch Moses Patriarch Moses is a Patriarch in the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. He was born May 3, 1962 and given a secular birth name of Oleh Kulyk. On June 17–19, 2005 he was officially elevated to the rank of Patriarch of Kyiv… …
