patriarch
patrik
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'
noun
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example
The family 'patriarch' makes all decisions regarding living arrangements, children's marriages, and money.
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.
But once the 'patriarch' of the family passes away - things fall apart.
If Roncalli had died as 'patriarch' of Venice, he certainly would not be widely remembered today.
When monasteries die out, the 'patriarch' sells the property cheaply to pay his bills.
As the 'patriarch' of the family, my grandfather commanded an enormous amount of respect.
The revered Maronite 'patriarch' launched a brave campaign for the restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty.
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.
Is he not supposed to be a 'patriarch' to his extended family?
Christians there worshipped in Greek and were subject to the 'patriarch' of Alexandria.
When their father had died, even though Tyler was only seven at the time, he had effectively become the 'patriarch' of the family.
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 consequences - offending the family 'patriarch' and causing the family financial hardship - are considered too large for the sake of a girl.
He proceeded down the aisle, dressed in the robe of the 'patriarch' of the family.
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 family 'patriarch' , in his 70s, claimed his father built the house.
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.
The biblical 'patriarch' Abraham and Babylonian King Hammurabi lived in what is today Iraq, while Imam Ali, the founder of Shiite Islam, died there.
The family 'patriarch' retired with 54 victories.
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.
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 biblical 'patriarch' Abraham called Ur his hometown.
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.
Hollywood's reigning 'patriarch' rose to speak
the 'patriarch' of all spin doctors
he's the 'patriarch' of all spin doctors
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 had become the 'patriarch' of the family, and of a traditional style of singing as well.
The tsar was autocrat by divine right, sustained by the endorsement of the autonomous Orthodox church under its 'patriarch' .
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