Ecumenical Patriarch

noun

The Orthodox archbishop of Constantinople who is generally recognised as the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Meanings

nounEcumenical Patriarch (plural Ecumenical Patriarchs)

plural Ecumenical Patriarchs

  1. The Orthodox archbishop of Constantinople who is generally recognised as the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Translations

Estonian oikumeeniline patriarh
  • oikumeeniline patriarharchbishop of Constantinople
Finnish ekumeeninen patriarkka
  • ekumeeninen patriarkkaarchbishop of Constantinople
Greek Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης
  • Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης (Oikoumenikós Patriárchis)archbishop of Constantinople
Japanese コンスタンディヌーポリ総主教庁, コンスタンティノープル総主教庁
  • コンスタンディヌーポリ総主教庁 (konsutandinūpoli sō-shukyō-chō)archbishop of Constantinople
  • コンスタンティノープル総主教庁 (konsutantinōpuru sō-shukyō-chō)archbishop of Constantinople
  • 全地総主教庁 (zen-chi sō-shukyō-chō)archbishop of Constantinople
Korean 세계 총대주교
  • 세계 총대주교 (segye chongdaejugyo)archbishop of Constantinople
Russian Вселе́нский Патриа́рх
  • Вселе́нский Патриа́рх (Vselénskij Patriárx)archbishop of Constantinople
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APA

Ecumenical Patriarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecumenical%20Patriarch

MLA

“Ecumenical Patriarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecumenical%20Patriarch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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