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pa·tri·arch [ˈpeɪtriɑ:k] N

1. patriarch (bishop):

2. patriarch (father figure):

3. patriarch (founder):

4. patriarch (oldest member):

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Fulfill the dreams of your old poets and patriarchs.
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During the interregnum between patriarchs it serves as the supreme body under the chairmanship of the locum tenens.
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It seems unholy to move such venerable patriarchs from the land where they have lived so long in meditation and repose.
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The north and south tympana beneath the dome was decorated with figures of prophets, saints and patriarchs.
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It was given to the three most distant patriarchs and inserted symbolically in all genealogies.
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Some of its members stood up for the old faith and opposed the reforms and patriarchs actions.
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He had the palaces of princes, cardinals, patriarchs, nay popes, always open to him.
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Some of the patriarchs took snuff; others smoked calumet, the peace pipe, speaking and nodding thoughtfully between whiffs.
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Coming-out often results in violence or ostracism by the family patriarchs or forced heterosexual marriage.
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The patriarchs are sometimes addressed as deities; for which fact many instances may be adduced.
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