patriarch

Converse of object

• age: The world said, ` Abraham is rich, ' but the aged patriarch only smiled.
• become: In 412 Cyril ( later St Cyril ) became patriarch of Alexandria.
• have: The orthodox churches have nine patriarchs and the Eastern Catholics have seven.
• see: When shall we see the first black Patriarch of Africa?
• call: When your mind moment by moment never differentiates, it may be called the living patriarch.
• beget: Scriptural pedigree is fascinating: " Isaac begat Jacob; Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Adjective modifier

• exalted: There is considerable evidence to suggest that Apollonius was seen as an " exalted patriarch " in some sense.
• biblical: Were I to live to the age of the biblical patriarchs I can never forget the beauty of that scene.
• ancient: The Bishop of Jerusalem is now one of the four ancient Patriarchs who preside over the Eastern Churches.
• old: The newest prophet, even, is of a sight more consequence than the oldest patriarch.
• great: These similar and familiar stories are also ascribed to Menu, the great patriarch of Hindustan and also to Vishnu in his ninth incarnation.
• first: When shall we see the first black Patriarch of Africa?

Modifies a noun

• steven: Are where you patriarch steven imes a secret agenda the national research.

Noun used with modifier

• twelve: Do not the twelve patriarchs say, it is good to behold Christ?
• family: Family patriarch Misael has had shadowy skeletons rattling in his closet for nineteen years.
• testament: The prototype that most readily suggests itself is the Old Testament patriarch Joseph.

Possessives

• family: But Clive finds himself cast in Jim's long shadow and struggles to emerge from it as the family's new patriarch.

Preposition: of

• family: The patriarch of the sizeable family starts to shout - - Down in front!
• dynasty: One of Canada's most respected actors, Michael Hogan is the patriarch of a fledgling dynasty.