Eastern Orthodox Church

Eastern Orthodox Church

n.

The body of modern churches, including among others the Greek and Russian Orthodox, that is derived from the church of the Byzantine Empire, adheres to the Byzantine rite, and acknowledges the honorary primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

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(Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) another name for the Orthodox Church

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Noun

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Eastern Orthodox Church - derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church canonisation, canonization - (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints Catholic Church - any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church Greek Church, Greek Orthodox Church - state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church - an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ