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patriarchate

UK/ˈpeɪtɹiɑːkət//ˈpeɪtɹiˌɑɹkət/

patriarchate noun: a patriarchal system or community.

Noun

patriarchate (plural patriarchates)

  1. 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.1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 18
  2. 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.
  3. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
    • The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
  4. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
    • The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.

patriarchate meaning in Urdu, Arabic and Vietnamese

patriarchate in Urdu

office or ecclesial jurisdiction
بَطرِیقی batrīqī

patriarchate in Arabic

office or ecclesial jurisdiction
بَطْرِيَرْكِيَّة baṭriyarkiyya

patriarchate in Vietnamese

office or ecclesial jurisdiction
tòa thượng phụ, toà thượng phụ

Forms of patriarchate

pluralpatriarchates

Origin of patriarchate

From Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”). By surface analysis, patriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it, a body of people involved with it).

Questions about patriarchate

What does patriarchate mean?
Patriarchate means a patriarchal system or community.
What is patriarchate in Urdu?
Patriarchate in Urdu is بَطرِیقی (batrīqī). See Patriarchate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is patriarchate?
Patriarchate is a noun.
How do you pronounce patriarchate?
Patriarchate is pronounced /ˈpeɪtɹiɑːkət/ (UK).
What is the plural of patriarchate?
The plural of patriarchate is patriarchates.

Words near patriarchate in the dictionary

  1. patriarchalize
  2. patriarchalized
  3. patriarchalizes
  4. patriarchalizing
  5. patriarchally
  6. patriarchate
  7. patriarchates
  8. patriarchdom
  9. patriarchdoms
  10. patriarched
  11. patriarchess

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