- plural of patriarch.
patriarchs
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And by 09:00, patriarchs and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian Chapel, in the basilica, wearing white damask miters.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
Pennington, for example, characterized slavery as “an institution of the dark age” while critiquing the “monarchs, patriarchs, and prophets of the South.”
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
Bartholomew I is regarded as the “first among equals” among patriarchs in Eastern Orthodoxy and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024
Is part of the problem that there are no other Black patriarchs with substantial speaking roles in any of the Bridgerton seasons thus far, so all we’re left with is him?
From Slate • May 4, 2023
Rush had predicted that the two patriarchs would reconcile, then go to their graves at nearly the same time.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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