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Ecumenical Patriarch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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