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Damianist :: Damianist (n.) A follower of Damian, patriarch of Alexandria in the 6th century, who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity..

Patriarch :: Patriarch (n.) A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.

Patriarchdom :: Patriarchdom (n.) The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate.

Patriarchy :: Patriarchy (n.) The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.

Teraphim :: Teraphim (n. pl.) Images connected with the magical rites used by those Israelites who added corrupt practices to the patriarchal religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for oracular answers.

Patriarchate :: Patriarchate (n.) The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.

Metropolitan :: Metropolitan (n.) A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch.

Jacob :: "Jacob (n.) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel..

Patriciate :: Patriciate (n.) The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch..

Patriarchship :: Patriarchship (n.) A patriarchate.

Noah :: Noah (n.) A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge..

Noachian :: Noachian (a.) Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time..

Patriarchate :: Patriarchate (n.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3..

Ical :: ical (a.) Relating to the patriarch Abraham.

Patriarchism :: Patriarchism (n.) Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family..

Protonotary :: Protonotary (n.) The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.

Nestorian :: Nestorian (n.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian..

Abrahamic :: Abrahamic (a.) Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant..

Patriarch :: Patriarch (n.) The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses..

Autocephalous :: Autocephalous (a.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches..

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