A patriarchal system or community.
Used in a Sentence
patriarchate
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for patriarchate.
Editorial note
From at least 1474 onwards, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople recognized the sultans by the title basileus.
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
A patriarchal system or community.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of patriarchate gathered in one view.
The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for patriarchate.
noun
A patriarchal system or community.
noun
The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
noun
The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
noun
(Christianity) The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
Example sentences
From at least 1474 onwards, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople recognized the sultans by the title basileus.
The sequence of events is roughly as follows: 1054: Great Schism, Patriarchate of Constantinople diverges from Papacy in Rome.
Sectarians are likely also eastern orthodox but not under the Moscow Patriarchate like Old Belivers or the Catacomb church.
And it's basically another way of defining what the feminist movement defines as patriarchate.
Might blow your mind that the Patriarchate of Constantinople is still located in Instanbul.
He needs Kiev to bring Ukraine under the Moscow patriarchate.
Free yourself from the chains (sic) of the patriarchate!
Fun fact: The Patriarchate of Constantinople still exists today!
And in something that feels like it comes from a Paradox grand strategy game, in 2018, the FSB was trying to prevent people from switching from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church controlled by the Moscow Patriarchate to the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
They quote the Orthodox Church itself: > A Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians was hit overnight by an Israeli air strike, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, and Palestinian health officials said 16 people were killed.
Quote examples
In this case, Constantinople is short for "Patriarchate of Constantinople", which is still called that.
I am not in favor of "patriarchate oppression" interpretation that everybody seems to invoke.
Proper noun examples
It's not as if the MP (Moscow Patriarchate) is particularly modern - apart from not forcing their lay adherents to abandon modern technology.
Most of the people who live in the tiny eastern province of Donbas and surrounds, including the Crimea, are followers of the Russian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate.
Ukraine has its own literature (in the Ukrainian language, but not only), its own music, its own religious cult (Kyivan Patriarchate, rather than Moscovian), a very different political model, different personalities, different role-models.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use patriarchate in a sentence?
From at least 1474 onwards, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople recognized the sultans by the title basileus.
What does patriarchate mean?
A patriarchal system or community.
What part of speech is patriarchate?
patriarchate is commonly used as noun.