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patriarchal church

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
pa-tri-ar-chal church
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A church serving as the seat of a patriarch.

noun

A church in Rome that previously served as the seat for one of the 5 patriarchs during visits to the city, St John Lateran, St Peter’s, St Paul’s outside the Walls, St Mary Major’s, and St Lawrence’s outside the Walls.

Inflected Forms

patriarchal churches (plural)

Synonyms

patriarchal basilica

Rhymes With

asearch

Questions

What does patriarchal church mean?
A church serving as the seat of a patriarch.

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