Eastern Orthodox Church

noun

1. Orthodox Church ( def 1 ).

Eastern Orthodox Church

noun

1. See Orthodox Church
   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

It is an independent Eastern Orthodox church headed by a patriarch in Bucharest.

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