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Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Churchn. 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.
Eastern Orthodox adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Eastern Orthodox - derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine ritesEastern Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Churchcanonisation, canonization - (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saintsCatholic Church - any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian ChurchGreek Church, Greek Orthodox Church - state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox ChurchRussian Orthodox Church - an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russiabishop - 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 | | Adj. | 1. | Eastern Orthodox - of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox ChurchGreek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Orthodoxfaith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
AcronymsSeeEOEastern Orthodox
Synonyms for Eastern Orthodoxnoun derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine ritesSynonyms- Eastern Church
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Catholic Church
- Orthodox Church
Related Words- canonisation
- canonization
- Catholic Church
- Greek Church
- Greek Orthodox Church
- Russian Orthodox Church
- bishop
adj of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox ChurchSynonyms- Greek Orthodox
- Russian Orthodox
- Orthodox
Related Words- faith
- religion
- religious belief
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