patriarch

UK /ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/ | US /ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/

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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.

patriarch 30초 만에

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

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Meanings

1
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.
2
noun 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.
3
noun A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
4
noun An old leader of a village or community.
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noun The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.
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noun The male head of a household or nuclear family.