patriarchnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːk/us/ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːrk/patriarch noun [ C ] (RELIGION)
a bishop in certain Eastern Churches
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- ministry
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
- the Dalai Lama
See more results »
patriarch noun [ C ] (SOCIETY)
the male leader of a family
Compare
matriarch
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
See more results »