eastern church

Definition of Eastern Church in English :

see synonyms of eastern church

Noun

1. eastern church, eastern orthodox, eastern orthodox church, orthodox catholic church, orthodox church

derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites

2. byzantine church, eastern church

the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire

byzantine church

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Eastern Church

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noun

1.

any of the Christian Churches of the former Byzantine Empire

2.

any Church owing allegiance to the Orthodox Church and in communion with the Greek patriarchal see of Constantinople

3.

any Church, including Uniat Churches, having Eastern forms of liturgy and institutions

Eastern Church

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1. Obsolete

the Christian Church in much of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, consisting of the four patriarchates in eastern Europe, western Asia, and Egypt, headed by the bishops of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem

Eastern Church

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n.

1. The church of the Byzantine Empire, including the patriarchates of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem.

2. The Eastern Orthodox Church.

3. often Eastern church The set of Christian churches centered in southwest Asia, northeast Africa, and Eastern Europe, including the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Nestorian, and Eastern Catholic churches.

Eastern Church

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