Patriarch

What do we mean by patriarch?

A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe. noun

One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah. noun

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or any of Jacob's 12 sons, the eponymous progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel. noun

Used formerly as a title for the bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria. noun

A bishop who holds the highest episcopal rank after the pope. noun

Any one of the bishops of the sees of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, Moscow, and Jerusalem who has authority over other bishops. noun

The head of the Sanhedrin in Syrian Palestine from about 180 BC to AD 429. noun

A high dignitary of the priesthood empowered to invoke blessings. noun

One who is regarded as the founder or original head of an enterprise, organization, or tradition. noun

A very old, venerable man; an elder. noun

The oldest member of a group. noun

The father and ruler of a family; one who governs by paternal right; specifically, one of the progenitors of the Israelites—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the sons of Jacob; also, one of those Biblical personages who were heads of families before the deluge: the latter are termed antediluvian patriarchs. noun

Hence In subsequent Jewish history, one of the heads of the Sanhedrim after the destruction of Jerusalem and the dispersion, the patriarch of the Western Jews residing in Palestine, that of the Eastern in Babylon. noun

In the early church, and in the Orthodox Greek and other Oriental churches, a bishop of the highest rank; in the Roman Catholic Church, a bishop of the highest rank next after the Pope. noun

One of the highest dignitaries in the Mormon Church, who pronounces the blessing of the church. Also called evangelist. noun

A venerable old man; hence, figuratively, any object of patriarchal or venerable aspect. noun

The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses. noun

A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops. noun

A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively. noun

The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.

In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.

An old leader of a village or community.

The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.

The male head of a household or nuclear family.

A biblical figure of Orthodox Church. Urban Dictionary

America Urban Dictionary

A blessing given to a teenager under the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (or commonly known as Mormon) religion. This blessing is usually accompanied by a written document containing insight into the receiver's future, which is used for guidance. Urban Dictionary

A female who is comfortable with the world remaining a patriarchal society. This term is similar to a "pick me girl." The only difference being that pick me girls uphold the patriarchy to gain favour from men while patriarchal princesses stand by the patriarchy simply because they prefer it. They prefer the life that patriarchy affords them and have no interests in fighting gender equity. Urban Dictionary

A good man, a male who seeks to encourage and mentor his children, and other young men, to bring about a rennisaince of chivalry, to lead a new generation to properly respect the traditional role of a man, as the patriarch of his family, and an example to his community. Urban Dictionary

A women/femmes feminist that replicates the power structures and privileges of the patriarchy onto other women/femmes. These patriarchal feminists are usually unaware of how they are adopting the same practices of male counterparts (specifically white males) that they have been fighting for so long. Urban Dictionary

The tendency to lead or takeover shit. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to patriarch:
patriarch, matriarch, patriarca, patriarchy, triarch, petrarch, patriarchs.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word patriarch:
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Words that rhyme with patriarch:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe patriarch:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective patriarch:
wits, elect, buddha, style, catholicos, choice, katholikos.

Words that sound like patriarch:
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