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Synonyms for patriarch

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pey-tree-ahrk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ triˌɑrk

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Définition of patriarch

Origin :
  • late 12c., from Old French patriarche "one of the Old Testament fathers" (11c.) and directly from Late Latin patriarcha (Tertullian), from Greek patriarkhes "chief or head of a family," from patria "family, clan," from pater "father" (see father (n.)) + arkhein "to rule" (see archon). Also used as an honorific title of certain bishops in the early Church, notably those of Antioch, Alexandria, and Rome.
  • noun male head
Example sentences :
  • They wish to celebrate the patriarch's birthday by a festival.
  • Extract from : « P.'s Correspondence (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Uncas took the scout by the hand, and led him to the feet of the patriarch.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Patriarch was the name which many people delighted to give him.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • The Patriarch insisted on his staying to dinner, and Flora signalled 'Yes!'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • "Fine day," chirped the patriarch in well-meant friendliness.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • He persecuted Vigilius: he deposed his own patriarch Eutychius.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • The Masons and the Patriarch of the Maronites are certainly more certain.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • The Patriarch then sent him to a Seminary; he was to become a priest, my son.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Cephalus, the patriarch of the house, has been appropriately engaged in offering a sacrifice.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • He has friends and influence—the Patriarch of Lisbon and many of the nobility will be on his side.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

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