English-Danish translations for patriarch

• patriark
  Det bør nævnes, at den afdøde patriark var en ung og oplyst patriark, hvis død er et stort tab. We should mention that the late Patriarch was indeed a young and inspired Patriarch and his loss will be keenly felt.
  Det økumeniske patriarkat har begrænset ret til at uddanne præster og til frit at vælge den økumeniske patriark. The Ecumenical Patriarchate has limited rights to train clergy and freely elect the Ecumenical Patriarch.
  Højtideligt møde - Den økumeniske patriark Bartholomæus I Formal sitting - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Definition of patriarch

• The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.
• A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
• The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family
• The male head of a household or nuclear family

Related words

• patriarchy
• patriarchal
• patriarchate
• heteropatriarchal
• heteropatriarchy
• antipatriarchal
• patriarchess
• homopatriarchy
• cisheteropatriarchy