Russian Orthodox Church

American  

noun

1. the autocephalous Eastern Church in Russia: the branch of the Orthodox Church that constituted the established church in Russia until 1917.

---

Russian Orthodox Church British  

noun

1. the national Church of Russia, constituting a branch of the Eastern Church presided over by the Patriarch of Moscow

---

Example Sentences

In Turkey when the Pope wanted to bring together different Christian traditions to celebrate a time when they had all been united, the Russian Orthodox Church did not send a representative.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

“I would expect the role of the Russian Orthodox Church to continue to be quite visible,” Taylor said.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Those remarks reflected the circumstances of many Russians who came of age as the Soviet Union broke apart and as the Russian Orthodox Church again rose to prominence in public life.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The Russian Orthodox Church observes the birth of Jesus on Jan. 7.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023

On one of the first warm days, Omer and Liyana licked pistachio ice cream cones as they sat on an iron bench near the Russian Orthodox Church with its onion domes.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye