Eastern Orthodox Church

noun

1. Orthodox Church ( def 1 ).

Eastern Orthodox Church

noun

1. another name for the Orthodox Church

Eastern Orthodox Church

1. One of the three great divisions of Christianity ; the others are the Protestant churches and the Roman Catholic Church . The Catholic and Orthodox churches were originally united, but they parted in the eleventh century, when they differed over several points of doctrine, including the supreme authority of the pope , which Orthodox Christians reject.

Notes

Orthodox church buildings are beautifully and elaborately decorated. Worshipers pay special reverence to icons , which are paintings of Jesus and the saints .

The Orthodox Church is the dominant form of Christianity in much of eastern Europe and in Greece .

Example Sentences

Six percussionists struck amplified two-by-fours — a take on simantras, planks of wood shaped to create specific tones, which have a history of being used in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

From New York Times

The monastery was founded in about the fifth century, and by the 18th century was said to have a collection of some 1,300 volumes, an Eastern Orthodox Church official wrote in a letter in 2015.

From New York Times

After the ceremony, arranged by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America is planning to travel to Constantinople to deliver the manuscripts to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

From New York Times

However, the decision to limit access on Saturday to the Holy Fire, the most important Easter celebration for the Eastern Orthodox Church, angered church leaders who saw it as part of what they consider long-standing efforts by Israel to restrict the rights and freedoms of the local Christian community.

From Reuters

The pontiff acknowledged that priests in the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is considered a part of global Catholicism, are married, and that churches aligned with Rome allow married clergy, who select that option before ordination.

From Washington Times