Patriarch synonyms

pā'trē-ärk'

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archimandrite (related)
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paulicians (related)
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ruler (related)
One, such as a monarch or dictator, that rules or governs.
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head
The foremost or leading position:
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inventor
A person who invents; esp., one who devises a new contrivance, method, etc.
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head of family
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ancestor (related)
(Figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
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elder (related)
(--- Mormon Ch.) A member of the Melchizedek priesthood
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chief
(Slang) A supervisor; a boss.
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father
One's father.
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founder
One who establishes something or formulates the basis for something:
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leader
The definition of a leader is a person, animal or thing that guides or directs.
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male
The definition of a male is a person of the sex that produces sperm (as opposed to a female who produces an egg).
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sire
A biological father.
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venerable
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matriarch (antonym)
A highly respected woman who is a mother.
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architect
The definition of an architect is a professional who creates designs for buildings, bridges and other structures.
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author
The works of an author or authors.
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creator
One that creates:
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entrepreneur
The definition of an entrepreneur is a person who takes an idea, product or service and does whatever is necessary to introduce it to the marketplace where it can produce revenue.
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maker
(Usually capitalized and preceded by the) God.
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parent
The definition of a parent is a mother or father.
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start (related)
An act of beginning; an initial effort:
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paterfamilias
A man who is the head of a household or the father of a family.
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Patriach (related)
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aristobulus (related)
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pontiff (related)
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martyr (related)
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saturninus (related)
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high-priest (related)
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anastasius (related)
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prelate (related)
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caliph (related)
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patriarchs (related)
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master
(Nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
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originator
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
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Patriarch Sentence Examples

  • The seat at the head of the table is always saved for the patriarch of the family.

  • After his father died, Thomas stepped up to the role of family patriarch.

  • In the West the only patriarch in the fully developed sense of the Eastern Church has been the bishop of Rome, who is patriarch as well as pope.

  • In Ethiopia, too, there were Catholici with less extensive powers, subject to the patriarch of Alexandria.

  • The patriarch of each Hebrew tribe was written about in the Old Testament.

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