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patriarchates

patriarchates is the plural of patriarchate.

Meaning of patriarchate

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.

Questions about patriarchates

What is patriarchates the plural of?
Patriarchates is the plural of patriarchate.

Words near patriarchates in the dictionary

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

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