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Byzantine Church

American  
Byzantine Church British  

noun

  1. another name for the Orthodox Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The most serious was the fire stared next to the ruins of the Byzantine Church of St George.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025

The bells of the Byzantine Church of the Resurrection are ringing.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the wild and mountainous interior, however, the Byzantine Church had few or no rivals and the Orthodox creed prevailed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

Close to Santa Sophia in the Seraglio grounds is the old Byzantine Church of Saint Irene, now painted an ugly pink, and used by the Turks as an armory and museum.

From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)

The Byzantine Church greatly increased its influence in Bulgaria during his reign, and works of theology grew like mushrooms.

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill

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