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ecumenical patriarch
noun
- the patriarch of Constantinople, regarded as the highest dignitary of the Greek Orthodox Church.
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Other Words From
- ecumenical patriarchate noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ecumenical patriarch1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Mahommed would consecrate that very false principle which was at the root of the ecumenical patriarch's arrogance.
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The claim of its bishop to be ecumenical patriarch stopped short of the Primacy.
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