Meaning of patriarchate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A patriarchal system or community.
2. The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
3. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
4. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.

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Examples

“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 patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.”

“The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.”

“The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.”

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