Eastern Orthodox Church
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It is an independent Eastern Orthodox Church headed by a patriarch in Bucharest.
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British Dictionary definitions for Eastern Orthodox Church
another name for the Orthodox Church
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Cultural definitions for Eastern Orthodox Church
One of the three great divisions of Christianity; the others are the Protestant churches and the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic and Orthodox churches were originally united, but they parted in the eleventh century, when they differed over several points of doctrine, including the supreme authority of the pope, which Orthodox Christians reject.
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