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Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.

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Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.

The second was patriarchal and of a strictly territorial nature.

Nor did she neglect the scenes of patriarchal history.

The Social or matriarchal took precedence of the Local or patriarchal organization.

Opinion is at variance regarding the patriarchal narratives as a whole.

The badge is a green enamelled cross with gold borders, suspended from the Hungarian crown; the red enamelled medallion in the centre of the cross bears a white patriarchal cross issuing from a coroneted green mound; on either side of the cross are the letters M.T.

A bond of brotherly affection and patriarchal intimacy unites all its members.

However, there are those in ROCOR who are against restoring communion with the Patriarchal Church.

On these subjects see further Cosmogony; Deluge.8 The records of the patriarchal age, xii.-1.

Taken from primitive giants by the non-Israelite clan Caleb it has now become predominant in the patriarchal traditions.

The legate exercises growing influence on patriarchal and other elections, and on Church government and discipline.

We cannot suppose that these first gained their sacred character in the pre-Mosaic "patriarchal" age; there is in any case the obvious difficulty of bridging the gap between the descent into Egypt and the Exodus, and it is clear that when the Israelites entered Palestine they came among a people whose religion, tradition and thought were fully established.

And, again, when one perceives the tendency to look upon the alleged ancestor or weli as an almost divine being, there is much to be said for the view that the patriarchal figures were endowed by popular opinion with divine attributes.

But the mixed elements were ultimately reckoned among the descendants of Judah, through Hezron the "father" of Caleb and Jerahmeel, and just as the southern groups finally became incorporated in Israel, so it is to be observed that although Hebron and Abraham have gained the first place in the patriarchal history, the traditions are no longer specifically Calebite, but are part of the common Israelite heritage.

The movement from the south, which seems to account for a considerable cycle of the patriarchal traditions, belongs to the age after the downfall of the Israelite and(later)the Judaean monarchies when there were vital political and social changes.

Thus among the wandering tribes of the desert and of the heart of the forests, where large communities are impossible, a patriarchal system prevails with the family as the unit.

Theophilus, the last of the iconoclast emperors, was a devoted Mariolater and controversialist who invited the monks to discuss the question of images with him, and whipped or branded them when he was out-argued; he at length banished them from the cities, and branded on the hands a painter of holy pictures, Lazarus by name, who declined to secularize his art; he also raised to the patriarchal throne John Hylilas, chief instigator of the reaction of 815.

The Jacob story, taken together with the broader patriarchal narrative, does provide a basis for such a judgment.

However, their female characters also identify with animals as the victims of patriarchal oppression, and some of them refuse to eat meat.

Especially uncertain is whether universal schooling for girls is a feasible proposition in strongly patriarchal settings.

Coastal Orissa is a highly patriarchal society, restricting the physical movement of women, resulting in low levels of literacy.

Furthermore, women characters are presented as symbols of hope in deeply patriarchal societies by possessing strong, dominant qualities.

Many Greek myths were oral tales passed down through the centuries with an essentially patriarchal Greek overlay.

As I said before, I have little regard for any of them, but I particularly despise the so-called patriarchal religions.

For believers in the patriarchal religions, liberty is simply the freedom to practice the accepted religion.

These were the bishop and the deacons, the former for higher, the latter for inferior services"; (c) a patriarchal organization based upon the natural deference of the younger to the older members of the Church.

It is under Christopher that we first hear, for instance, of the Vornedskab, or patriarchal control of the landlords over their tenants, a system which degenerated into rank slavery.

The man does not have to exert patriarchal control, just to keep a semblance of unity.

If you value liberal human values and equal rights for women, you may wish to avoid countries with restrictive regimes or patriarchal traditions.

The Marthatown's people undertake an exploration of their surrounding area, encountering a group of patriarchal polygamists not unlike the sects that still proliferate in Utah and Arizona today.

This was favoured by the development of the greater sees into positions of great administrative dignity, shortly to be called " patriarchal."

They had fought for freedom in order to liberate themselves not only from the yoke of Napoleon but also from the tyranny of their own governments, whereas he expected them to remain submissively under the patriarchal institutions which their native rulers imposed on them.

Suarez refutes the patriarchal theory of government and the divine right of kings founded upon it---doctrines popular at that time in England and to some extent on the Continent.

The patriarchal narratives themselves belong to the popular stock of tradition of which only a portion has been preserved.

Many attempts have been made to present a satisfactory sketch of the early history and to do justice to (a) the patriarchal narratives, (b) the exodus from Egypt and the Israelite invasion, and (c) the rise of the monarchy.

The making of the new foreshore led to the dredging up of remains of the Patriarchal Church; and the foundations of modern buildings are seldom laid without some objects of antiquity being discovered.

He was surrounded by a patriarchal establishment of wives and children; and to him most of the distinguished families of Bahia still trace their lineage.

The two terms are still used side by side; thus there are patriarchal, national and primatial councils, as well as provincial councils (under the metropolitan of a province) and diocesan synods, consisting of the clergy of a diocese and presided over by the bishop (or the vicar-general).

In spite of these political disturbances Christian's popularity with his people grew steadily, and was enhanced by the patriarchal and unique position which in his later years he occupied in Europe.

The most remarkable chapters, in which St Benedict's wisdom stands out most conspicuously, are those on the abbot (2, 3, 2 7, 64) The abbot is to govern the monastery with full and unquestioned patriarchal authority; on important matters he must consult the whole community and hear what each one, even the youngest, thinks; on matters of less weight he should consult a few of the elder monks; but in either case the decision rests entirely with him, and all are to acquiesce.

In the East the metropolitan baptistery at Constantinople still stands at the side of the mosque which was once the patriarchal church of St Sophia; and many others, in Syria, have been made known to us by recent researches, as also have some belonging to the churches of North Africa.

The consecration took place on the 10th of April 428, and then, almost immediately afterwards, in what is said to have been his first patriarchal sermon, Nestorius exhorted the emperor in the famous words - "Purge me, 0 Caesar, the earth of heretics, and I in return will give thee heaven.

M`Lennan, edited and completed by his brother, entitled "The Patriarchal Theory."

Most of the bestknown narratives of the patriarchal and Mosaic ages belong to " JE."

Until the 11th century the phelonion is always pictured as a perfectly plain dark robe, but at this period the custom arose of decorating the patriarchal phelonion with a number of crosses, whence its name of roX va-rai ptov.

In the above paragraphs we have drawn examples only from races organized on a patriarchal basis among whom the headship passes from father to son.

The appeal from all patriarchal or conciliary judgments was to him; and on those occasions when he had to depose bishops of the highest standing, notably those of Alexandria and Constantinople, Ms judgments were carried into effect.

The collar is formed of alternate gold seraphim and blue enamelled patriarchal crosses.

In the 2nd century the patriarchal element in the organization was merged in the administrative, and the presbyters 1 Diss.

The council of bishops who met at Rakka in the summer of 818 to choose a successor to Cyriacus had great difficulty in finding a worthy occupant of the patriarchal chair, but finally agreed on the election of Dionysius, hitherto known only as an honest monk who devoted himself to historical studies.

Regarded as an historical work there is a remarkable absence of proportion, and a loss of perspective in the relation between antediluvian, patriarchal, Mosaic and later periods.