Ethiopian Church

American  

noun

1. the Monophysitic church founded by Frumentius in the 4th century a.d., and resembling the Coptic Church in doctrine, practice, and discipline, but using Ethiopic in its liturgy.

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Etymology

Origin of Ethiopian Church

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Last month, the Ethiopian church wrote to the Tigrayan bishops, blaming “politics” for coming between them and suggesting the two estranged branches meet.

From Washington Post

The main Ethiopian church said this move threatened “the institutional unity and existing structural organization of our church.”

From Washington Post

Breaking with the traditional hierarchy of the Ethiopian church, the Orthodox Synod distanced itself from the patriarch's statement.

From BBC

Next door is MetaFlow, a rental space that had hosted such things as Black Lives Matter meetings, art exhibits and services for an Ethiopian church.

From Los Angeles Times

Ethiopian church groups have called on the government to block a planned visit to the country by a US-based company that organises tours for gay people.

From BBC