Eastern Orthodoxy

American  

noun

1. the faith, practice, membership, and government of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Example Sentences

Zoomers are converting in sharply increasing numbers to Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Islam.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was joined by clergymen including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the most senior bishop in Eastern Orthodoxy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leo is due to visit Iznik, as Nicaea is now called, on Friday together with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the most senior bishop in Eastern Orthodoxy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eastern Orthodoxy is a socially conservative, ancient church with elaborate rituals and a strict hierarchy.

From Seattle Times

Bartholomew I is regarded as the “first among equals” among patriarchs in Eastern Orthodoxy and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians.

From Seattle Times