Greek rite

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noun

1. the rite of the Greek Orthodox Church and of certain Uniat churches, observed in the Greek language.

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Example Sentences

Under Byzantine rule the people generally adhered to the Greek rite; nor was it without the imposition of the heavy hand of Rome that they were finally brought to renounce it.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

In March, 1871, he went to St. Petersburg, was there ordained as an Orthodox priest, and on his return to New York instituted a Sunday service in the English language according to the Greek rite.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

Over 250,000 Catholic Ruthenians, of the Greek rite, have settled in Canada within the past decade or so.

From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas

A monk of the Greek rite from Kieff taught them to read and write; here their education ended.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Had she not been married to a Russian subject by the Greek rite in Paris?

From The Primadonna by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)