1. patriarch

noun. ['ˈpeɪtriːˌɑːrk'] title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem).

Rhymes with Patriarch

• matriarch

How do you pronounce patriarch?

Pronounce patriarch as ˈpeɪtriˌɑrk.

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Sentences with patriarch

1. Noun, singular or mass
Autocephaly in the Eastern Orthodox church is where one bishop -- the patriarch -- is the head of church.

2. patriarch

noun. ['ˈpeɪtriːˌɑːrk'] the male head of family or tribe.

3. patriarch

noun. ['ˈpeɪtriːˌɑːrk'] a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself.

4. patriarch

noun. ['ˈpeɪtriːˌɑːrk'] any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race.