patriarch
વડા
definition
noun
The family patriarch makes all decisions regarding living arrangements, children's marriages, and money.
the male head of a family or tribe.
Both Jews and Muslims consider the biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph as spiritual ancestors.
any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.
translation of 'patriarch'
આદિપુરુષ,
કુલપિતા,
પૂર્વજ
example
He proceeded down the aisle, dressed in the robe of the 'patriarch' of the family.
But once the 'patriarch' of the family passes away - things fall apart.
the 'patriarch' of all spin doctors
The biblical 'patriarch' Abraham called Ur his hometown.
He had become the 'patriarch' of the family, and of a traditional style of singing as well.
he's the 'patriarch' of all spin doctors
As the 'patriarch' , his family must look up to him, honor him.
Hence the Greek Orthodox 'patriarch' sat at the top of the Orthodox community, possessing more power under the Ottomans than he had ever enjoyed under the Byzantine emperors.
While the Pope may speak unilaterally with an authority binding on his whole church, no single bishop or 'patriarch' within Orthodoxy has such authority or such a voice.
He is the 'patriarch' of a small, informally organized group engaged in psycho-historical studies.
The family 'patriarch' , in his 70s, claimed his father built the house.
The father remains the controlling 'patriarch' and resident genius.
He struggles with God, much as the 'patriarch' Jacob wrestled with the angel.
The alternative synod representatives said they would ask for the summoning of a church-people's council to elect a legitimate 'patriarch' of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
They have been requesting the title of 'patriarch' for the head of their church, and some church officials are already using this title internally.
The revered Maronite 'patriarch' launched a brave campaign for the restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty.
The family 'patriarch' retired with 54 victories.
The close-knit family was headed by a 'patriarch' who made all pivotal decisions.
Though the domed tomb is revered by Muslims as the burial place of a medieval sheikh, it is regarded in some Jewish circles as the burial spot of the biblical 'patriarch' Joseph.
Is he not supposed to be a 'patriarch' to his extended family?
If Roncalli had died as 'patriarch' of Venice, he certainly would not be widely remembered today.
In 1953 he was made a cardinal and appointed 'patriarch' of Venice.
War broke out between the four Sumerian kings and the five Canaanite kings, and in the ensuing conflict Lot, a Sodom resident and nephew of the 'patriarch' Abraham, was abducted.
The head of the house is the elderly father or the 'patriarch' of the family, and the mother has authority over her daughter-in-law.
As the 'patriarch' of the family, my grandfather commanded an enormous amount of respect.
In the seventh century matters were further complicated when the Maronites, found chiefly in Mount Lebanon, also broke away from the Orthodox church and appointed their own 'patriarch' .
The most powerful church leaders were the bishop of Rome, called the pope, in the West and the 'patriarch' of Constantinople in the East.
Hollywood's reigning 'patriarch' rose to speak
There are about a thousand Orthodox Christians in Cuba, and the 'patriarch' was there to dedicate a new church in downtown Havana.
After two years, word comes to the family 'patriarch' , their grandfather.
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