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Patriarchal vs Sexist - What's the difference?

patriarchal | sexist |

As an adjective patriarchal

is characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.

As a noun sexist is

sexist (person).

patriarchal

English

Alternative forms

* patriarchial

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
  • * Tennyson
    • About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.
  • Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.

    • Related terms

    * patriarch * patriarchy

    Derived terms

    * patriarchal cross * patriarchally * patriarchalism

    See also

    * matriarchal

    sexist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
    • Robert and Jessica both lost all respect for their father when they found him to be sexist .

    Derived terms

    * non-sexist * non-sexist language * sexist language

    Related terms

    * sex * sexism

    See also

    * ableist * bigot * bigotry * chauvinism * chauvinist * misandry * misandric * misogynist * discrimination * heterosexist * homophobe * homophobic * -ist * racist

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