Eastern Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
noun
A member of an Eastern Catholic church.
adjective
Of or designating any of the eastern churches which recognize the authority of the Pope and are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, while retaining their respective languages and liturgical traditions.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Pococke (1704–1765), traveller and Church of Ireland bishop of Ossory, of Elphin, and of Meath.