Definition of patriarch

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Patriarch (n.) A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.

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Eudoxian :: Eudoxian (n.) A follower of Eudoxius, patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople in the 4th century, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius..
Noah :: Noah (n.) A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge..
Patriarchy :: Patriarchy (n.) Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Patriarchic :: Patriarchic (a.) Patriarchal.
Noachian :: Noachian (a.) Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time..
Patriarchate :: Patriarchate (n.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3..
Ancient :: Ancient (n.) An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
Catholicos :: Catholicos (n.) The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis..
Patriarchship :: Patriarchship (n.) A patriarchate.
Patriarchal :: Patriarchal (a.) Having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations.
Patriarchism :: Patriarchism (n.) Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family..
Jacob :: "Jacob (n.) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel..
Patriarch :: Patriarch (n.) A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
Patriciate :: Patriciate (n.) The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch..
Patriarchy :: Patriarchy (n.) The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
Damianist :: Damianist (n.) A follower of Damian, patriarch of Alexandria in the 6th century, who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity..
Patriarchate :: Patriarchate (n.) The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
Dispensation :: Dispensation (n.) A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations..
Abrahamic :: Abrahamic (a.) Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant..
Abuna :: Abuna (n.) The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church..
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