Orthodox Church
Americannoun
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the Christian church comprising the local and national Eastern churches that are in communion with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church.
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(originally) the Christian church of those countries formerly comprising the Eastern Roman Empire and of countries evangelized from it; Greek Orthodox Church.
noun
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Also called: Byzantine Church. Eastern Orthodox Church. Greek Orthodox Church. the collective body of those Eastern Churches that were separated from the western Church in the 11th century and are in communion with the Greek patriarch of Constantinople
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any of these Churches
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It was an unusual mission for Avraamiy, whose days are usually filled with intoning prayers, counseling his flock and leading the clergymen from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine at the monastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It is also a revered site for the Russian Orthodox Church.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
On Monday, the leader of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epifaniy, called for prayers for the salvation of the cathedral, calling the damage “another Russian crime against humanity, against history, against Christianity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
He was later welcomed to St George's Cathedral in Istanbul by the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
In the Orthodox Church, we don’t go in for partial immersion; no sprinkling, no forehead dabbing for us.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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