Greek rite

noun

1. the rite of the Greek Orthodox Church and of certain Uniat churches, observed in the Greek language.

Example Sentences

To-day, the feast of the Epiphany, I have witnessed mass according to the Greek rite.

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Its use is confined to the Greek rite.

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We saw there a people outside the city who declare themselves to be of the race of Ham and who worship according to the Greek rite.

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Yesterday, Thursday, Vancsa, Bishop of Fogarasch, of the Greek Rite, quoted the testimonies of Greek Fathers against infallibility, and his speech was thought a remarkable one.

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In March, 1871, he went to St. Petersburg, was there ordained as an Orthodox priest, and on his return to New York instituted a Sunday service in the English language according to the Greek rite.

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