Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Orthodox Church — 1. the Christian church comprising the local and national Eastern churches that are in communion with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church. 2. (originally) the Christian church of those countries formerly comprising the… … Universalium
Eastern rite church — or Eastern Catholic church Any of several Eastern Christian churches that trace their origins to ethnic or national Eastern churches but are united with the Roman Catholic church (see Roman Catholicism). A few of these churches became associated… … Universalium
Eastern Orthodox Church — Orthodox Catholic Church and Orthodox Christian Church redirect here. For other uses of the term, see Orthodox (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Oriental Orthodox Churches. See also: Eastern Christianity and Orthodoxy by country The… … Wikipedia
Orthodox Church — • The body of Christians in union with the Patriarch of Constantinople but in schism with the Pope of Rome. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Orthodox Church Orthodox Church … Catholic encyclopedia
Eastern Orthodox Church — n. the Christian church dominant in E Europe, W Asia, and N Africa, originally made up of four patriarchates (Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem) rejecting the authority of the Roman see in 1054 and now also including certain… … Universalium
Eastern Orthodox Church — noun One of the three major divisions of Christianity derived from the Byzantine Church; it comprises the Greek Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church and others … Wiktionary
Orthodox Church — noun a) The Eastern body of Christendom b) That part of Christendom apart from the Catholic Church … Wiktionary
Eastern Orthodox — of or pertaining to the Orthodox Church. * * * … Universalium
Greek (Orthodox) Church — or Greek Church n. 1. the established church of Greece, an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church 2. loosely the Eastern Orthodox Church * * * … Universalium
Russian (Orthodox) Church — or Russian Church n. an autonomous branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church * * * … Universalium

