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| title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) | ||||
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| a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | ||||
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| any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race | ||||
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| any influential person whose advice is highly respected | ||||
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| an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders |