patriarch
nounHow many syllables in patriarch?
There are 3 syllables in the word patriarch.How to pronounce patriarch:
Definition of patriarch:
- patriarch (noun):
- one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the hebrew people
- title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem).
Synonyms for patriarch:
adult male
dad
daddy
elder
father
grandfather
greybeard
head of household
old man
pa
papa
pater
paterfamilias
pop
poppa
progenitor
sire
Antonyms for patriarch:
materfamilias
matriarch
servant
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