Ecumenical Patriarch

Ecumenical Patriarch
The Orthodox archbishop of Constantinople who is generally recognised as head of the Eastern Orthodox Church

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  • ecumenical patriarch — ecumenical patriarchate. the patriarch of Constantinople, regarded as the highest dignitary of the Greek Orthodox Church. [1860 65] * * * …   Universalium

  • Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople — This article is about the office of the Ecumenical Patriarch. For the current Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, see Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. For the institution of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, one of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople — His All Holiness  Bartholomew I Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Church Church of Constantinople …   Wikipedia

  • ecumenical patriarch — noun Usage: often capitalized E&P Date: 1862 the patriarch of Constantinople as the dignitary given first honor in the Eastern Orthodox Church …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Ecumenical Patriarch —    See Patriarch …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • Ecumenical Patriarch — noun a title of the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople …   English new terms dictionary

  • ecumenical patriarch — ecumen′ical pa′triarch n. rel the patriarch of Constantinople, the highest dignitary of the Greek Orthodox Church • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • ecumenical patriarch — /ɛkjəmɛnɪkəl ˈpeɪtriak/ (say ekyuhmenikuhl paytreeahk) noun See patriarch (def. 5) …  

  • ecumenical patriarch — noun : the patriarch of Constantinople who is the acknowledged highest ecclesiastical official in the Eastern Orthodox Church by virtue of a primacy of honor …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ecumenical Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople — Stephen I (Greek: Στέφανος Α΄, Stephanos I ) (Constantinople November 867 ndash; there 18 May, 893) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 886 to 893. Stephen was the son of Eudokia Ingerina and, officially, Emperor Basil I. However, at the… …   Wikipedia

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