ecumenical patriarch

noun

1. the patriarch of Constantinople, regarded as the highest dignitary of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Other Words From

• ecumenical patriarchate noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecumenical patriarch¹

First recorded in 1860–65

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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