Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    patriarch
    /ˈpeɪtrɪɑːk/

    noun

    • 1. the male head of a family or tribe.
    • 2. any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPATRIARCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A patriarch is a powerful man in a family, the male leader of a society, or a bishop in certain Eastern Churches. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage in different contexts.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › patriarchPatriarch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A patriarch is a man who is father or founder of a family, tribe, or church, or one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and phrases of patriarch from Merriam-Webster.

  4. Videos

    View all

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › patriarchPATRIARCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the male head of a family or tribal line. a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc. any of the very early Biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race, comprising those from Adam to Noah antediluvian patriarchs and those between the Deluge and the birth of Abraham.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › patriarchPatriarch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PatriarchPatriarch - Wikipedia

    The Patriarch of Grado – in 1451 merged with the Bishopric of Castello and Venice to form the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Venice (later a residential Patriarchate itself). The Patriarch of the West Indies – a titular patriarchal see, vacant since 1963. The Latin Patriarch of Antioch – title abolished in 1964.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPATRIARCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A patriarch is the male head of a family or tribe, or a bishop of a Christian church. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage examples of patriarch in different contexts.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › patriarchpatriarch noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    A patriarch is the male head of a family or community, or an old man that people respect. Learn how to use the word in different contexts, such as the title of a senior bishop in the Orthodox or Roman Catholic Church.