HyperDic: orthodox_catholic_church

English > 1 sense of the expression Orthodox Catholic Church:
NOUNgroupOrthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodoxderived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
English > Orthodox Catholic Church: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaningderived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites.
SynonymsOrthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox
Category ofbishopA senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority
canonization, canonisation(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
NarrowerGreek Orthodox Church, Greek Churchstate church of Greece
Russian Orthodox ChurchAn independent church / church with its own Patriarch
BroaderCatholic ChurchAny of several churches / churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
SpanishIglesia Católica Ortodoxa, Iglesia Oriental, iglesia ortodoxa, Iglesia Ortodoxa, Iglesia Ortodoxa Oriental, Ortodoxia Oriental

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