patriarch
ഗോത്രപിതാവായ
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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.
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When monasteries die out, the 'patriarch' sells the property cheaply to pay his bills.
The revered Maronite 'patriarch' launched a brave campaign for the restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty.
And 'patriarch' Isaac realizes that he's been tricked.
They have been requesting the title of 'patriarch' for the head of their church, and some church officials are already using this title internally.
However, for this form of family to succeed, it must be wealthy and have a strong 'patriarch' , diverse business interests, compliant daughters-in-law, and lineage support.
He struggles with God, much as the 'patriarch' Jacob wrestled with the angel.
As the 'patriarch' of the family, my grandfather commanded an enormous amount of respect.
These days he seems happiest playing the family 'patriarch' .
He had become the 'patriarch' of the family, and of a traditional style of singing as well.
In 1953 he was made a cardinal and appointed 'patriarch' of Venice.
It was named after Evtimii Turnovski, a renowned religious and literary figure who lived during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom and was a 'patriarch' of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 1375 to 1393.
There are about a thousand Orthodox Christians in Cuba, and the 'patriarch' was there to dedicate a new church in downtown Havana.
Islam is sometimes called the ‘third Abrahamic tradition’ for its reliance on the patriarchal figure of Abraham, the same 'patriarch' revered in Judaism and Christianity.
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.
In the Genesis 27 story, the 'patriarch' Isaac promises to bless his older and favorite son Esau if Esau will kill a deer, prepare the meat, and bring it to him.
As a result he received the blessing of the Byzantine 'patriarch' and the title of tsar of Bulgaria.
This difference was sort of the last in a long line of differences in practice and belief, and pope and 'patriarch' excommunicated one another.
The close-knit family was headed by a 'patriarch' who made all pivotal decisions.
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.
If Roncalli had died as 'patriarch' of Venice, he certainly would not be widely remembered today.
On his deathbed, a family 'patriarch' agonizes over being able to recognize his grandchildren.
The biblical 'patriarch' Abraham and Babylonian King Hammurabi lived in what is today Iraq, while Imam Ali, the founder of Shiite Islam, died there.
Is he not supposed to be a 'patriarch' to his extended family?
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.
He proceeded down the aisle, dressed in the robe of the 'patriarch' of the family.
The consequences - offending the family 'patriarch' and causing the family financial hardship - are considered too large for the sake of a girl.
The family 'patriarch' retired with 54 victories.
But once the 'patriarch' of the family passes away - things fall apart.
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 'patriarch' of all spin doctors
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