Definition of Patriarch
Patriarch
pa·tri·arch
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A male head of a family, tribe, or community.
e.g. The patriarch of the family gathered everyone for dinner.
(noun)
according to Christian and/or Jewish scripture, one of the fathers of the Hebrew people or of the human race (e.g. Isaac, Jacob, and Abraham);
e.g. He was the patriarch of the people and was hailed as such.
(noun)
a bishop of one of the ancient or East Orthodox Christian cathedral churches (sees) at Jerusalem, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Rome, or a Roman Catholic bishop who ranks immediately below the Pope;
e.g. This is the home of the patriarch of Jerusalem.
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