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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

However different in origin and interest the strangely mixed hordes may be which constitute this giant realm, there exists one mighty bond which holds them all together,—the Byzantine Church.

From A Treatise on Relics by John Calvin

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 Nevill Forbes

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

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