patriarchate
Collocations
3ADJ.
overpowering
VERB + PATRIARCHATE
rise
PATRIARCHATE + NOUN
constantinople, john, pope
Definitions
noun
A patriarchal system or community.
The rise of the patriarchate saw the overpowering of the female goddess by the male god. The moon-god gave place to the sun-god. The tables were turned with a vengeance. Not only was the male granted a share in the phenomenon of generation; he was given the main share.
The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.
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Synonyms
noun — a form of social organization in which a male is the family
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3The rise of the patriarchate saw the overpowering of the female goddess by the male god. The moon-god gave place to the sun-god. The tables were turned with a vengeance. Not only was the male granted
WiktionaryThe patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
WiktionaryThe Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
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