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