Greek Orthodox Church

American  

noun

1. the branch of the Orthodox Church constituting the national church of Greece.

2. Orthodox Church.

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Greek Orthodox Church British  

noun

1. Also called: Greek Church.  the established Church of Greece, governed by the holy synod of Greece, in which the Metropolitan of Athens has primacy of honour

2. another name for Orthodox Church

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Greek Orthodox Church

In a sermon at the service, the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church in Syria, John Yazigi, insisted "the government bears responsibility in full".

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025

The area has two of the oldest churches in the world, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Latin monastery.

From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2024

The 48th celebration of Greek culture, dance, food and music will be held from noon to 9 p.m. at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 9501 Balboa Blvd.,

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2024

In a statement, Hamas reported an explosion on Thursday at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City where Christians were taking shelter.

From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2023

In the borderland east of Ukrainia in Russia, there was a community of Cossacks who were members of the Greek Orthodox Church.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok