PATRIARCH

9 letters 16 Scrabble points /ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/

Definition of PATRIARCH

noun

  1. 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.

  2. In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

  3. A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.

Related words: ancestor forebear forefather highfather paterfamilias

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P A T R I A R C H
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 16 points

Anagrams of PATRIARCH

Words that use the same letters:

PHRATRIAC

Words Containing "PATRIARCH"

ANTEPATRIARCHAL ANTIPATRIARCH ANTIPATRIARCHAL ANTIPATRIARCHY ARCHPATRIARCH PATRIARCHAL PATRIARCHALISM PATRIARCHALLY PATRIARCHATE PATRIARCHATES PATRIARCHDOM PATRIARCHED PATRIARCHESS PATRIARCHY PATRIARCHIC PATRIARCHICAL PATRIARCHICALLY PATRIARCHIES PATRIARCHISM PATRIARCHIST

Words Starting with "PATRIARCH"

PATRIARCHAL PATRIARCHALISM PATRIARCHALLY PATRIARCHATE PATRIARCHATES PATRIARCHDOM PATRIARCHED PATRIARCHESS PATRIARCHY PATRIARCHIC PATRIARCHICAL PATRIARCHICALLY PATRIARCHIES PATRIARCHISM PATRIARCHIST PATRIARCHS PATRIARCHSHIP

Words Ending with "PATRIARCH"

ANTIPATRIARCH ARCHPATRIARCH