英语词汇“patriarch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A patriarch is a male leader. Your father might be the patriarch of your family, but your kid brother could be the patriarch of his club house.

You can trace patriarch back to its ancient Greek root pater meaning "father." What do you think a female leader is called? You got it — matriarch. Although the noun patriarch specifically refers to a male head of the family, it can more generally refer to any older, respected male. In terms of the Old Testament, patriarch refers to the men considered to be the fathers of the human race, including Jacob and Isaac.

WORD FAMILY

patriarch: patriarchal, patriarches, patriarchs+/patriarchal: patriarchally

USAGE EXAMPLES

Aaron Rubashkin, the founder and family patriarch, was critical to the company’s value.

Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016)

On Christmas Eve, the acting Latin patriarch of Jerusalem will lead an annual procession to Bethlehem and then celebrate Midnight Mass in the church.

Reuters(Dec 19, 2016)

More than 80 percent of Georgians identify with Orthodoxy and its patriarch, Ilia II, is one of the country’s most powerful men.

Slate(Dec 19, 2016)

1n the male head of family or tribe

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paterfamilias

head of household

the head of a household or family or tribe

adult male, man

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

2n any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

Exp|Hypo|Hyper

Abraham

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

Benjamin

(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

Isaac

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

Ishmael

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

Issachar

(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel

Joseph

(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt

Judah

(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah

Methuselah

(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years

Noah

the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

Reuben

(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch

any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

Jacob

(Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')

Simeon

(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel

father, forefather, sire

the founder of a family

3n title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

Exp|Hyper

Nestorius

Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)

Photius

Patriarch of Constantinople and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church; was condemned by the Fourth Council of Constantinople in 869 but was reinstated by a later pope

spiritual leader

a leader in religious or sacred affairs

4n a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

Hyper

Methuselah, graybeard, greybeard, old man

a man who is very old

单词	patriarch
释义	patriarch (once / 647 pages) n A patriarch is a male leader. Your father might be the patriarch of your family, but your kid brother could be the patriarch of his club house. You can trace patriarch back to its ancient Greek root pater meaning "father." What do you think a female leader is called? You got it — matriarch. Although the noun patriarch specifically refers to a male head of the family, it can more generally refer to any older, respected male. In terms of the Old Testament, patriarch refers to the men considered to be the fathers of the human race, including Jacob and Isaac. WORD FAMILY patriarch: patriarchal, patriarches, patriarchs+/patriarchal: patriarchally USAGE EXAMPLES Aaron Rubashkin, the founder and family patriarch, was critical to the company’s value. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) On Christmas Eve, the acting Latin patriarch of Jerusalem will lead an annual procession to Bethlehem and then celebrate Midnight Mass in the church. Reuters(Dec 19, 2016) More than 80 percent of Georgians identify with Orthodoxy and its patriarch, Ilia II, is one of the country’s most powerful men. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) 1n the male head of family or tribe Syn\|Hyper paterfamilias head of household the head of a household or family or tribe adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) 2n any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper Abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Benjamin (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel Isaac (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau Ishmael (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes Issachar (Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel Joseph (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt Judah (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah Methuselah (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years Noah the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis Reuben (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge Jacob (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God') Simeon (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel father, forefather, sire the founder of a family 3n title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) Exp\|Hyper Nestorius Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451) Photius Patriarch of Constantinople and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church; was condemned by the Fourth Council of Constantinople in 869 but was reinstated by a later pope spiritual leader a leader in religious or sacred affairs 4n a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself Hyper Methuselah, graybeard, greybeard, old man a man who is very old
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