The Patriarchate in Istanbul is considered the heart of the Orthodox world and dates back to the Byzantine Empire, which collapsed when the Muslim Ottomans conquered the city in 1453.
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Patriarchate
//ˈpeɪtɹiɑːkət//
Synonyms for "patriarchate" (51 found)
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21 translations across 12 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- بَطْرِيَرْكِيَّة noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
Belarusian
2 entries- патрыярхат noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
- патрыярхія noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
Bulgarian
2 entries- патриа́ршия noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
- патриа́ршия noun (office space)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 宗主教區 /宗主教区 noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
Finnish
3 entries- patriarkaatti noun (term of office)
- patriarkaatti noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
- patriarkaatti noun (office space)
Galician
1 entries- patriarcado noun (term of office)
Polish
1 entries- patriarchat noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
Romanian
2 entries- patriarhat noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
- patriarhie noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
Russian
2 entries- патриархат noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
- патриархия noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
Swedish
3 entries- patriarkat noun (term of office)
- patriarkat noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
- patriarkat noun (office space)
Urdu
1 entries- بَطرِیقی noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
Vietnamese
2 entries- toà thượng phụ noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
- tòa thượng phụ noun (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)
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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.
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The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
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The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
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