| 单词 | patriarch |
| 释义 | Word Frequency patriarch(ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːk) noun 1. the male head of a tribe or family Compare matriarch (sense 2)2. a very old or venerable man 3. Old Testament any of a number of persons regarded as the fathers of the human race, divided into the antediluvian patriarchs, from Adam to Noah, and the postdiluvian, from Noah to Abraham 4. Old Testament any of the three ancestors of the Hebrew people: Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob 5. Old Testament any of Jacob's twelve sons, regarded as the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel 6. Early Church the bishop of one of several principal sees, esp those of Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria 7. Eastern OrthodoxChurch the bishops of the four ancient principal sees of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem, and also of Russia, Romania, and Serbia, the bishop of Constantinople (the ecumenical Patriarch) being highest in dignity among these 8. Roman Catholic Church a. a title given to the pope b. a title given to a number of bishops, esp of the Uniat Churches, indicating their rank as immediately below that of the pope 9. LDS Church another word for Evangelist (sense 2) 10. Eastern Christianity the head of the Coptic, Armenian, Syrian Jacobite, or Nestorian Churches, and of certain other non-Orthodox Churches in the East 11. the oldest or most venerable member of a group, community, etc the patriarch of steam engines 12. a person regarded as the founder of a community, tradition, etc Derived forms patriarchal (ˌpatriˈarchal) adjective patriarchally (ˌpatriˈarchally) adverb Word origin C12: via Old French from Church Latin patriarcha |
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