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jerusalem are patriarchs

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Meaning · English

Within a religious order the title is given to the founder, as St. Benedict, St. Francis, and St. Dominic.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

danh hiệu được trao cho người sáng lập một tổ chức tôn giáo

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “jerusalem are patriarchs” mean?

Within a religious order the title is given to the founder, as St. Benedict, St. Francis, and St. Dominic.

Is “jerusalem are patriarchs” formal or informal?

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