English > Orthodox Church: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites. |
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| Synonyms | Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox |
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| Category of | bishop | A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority |
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| canonization, canonisation | (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints |
| Narrower | Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Church | state church of Greece |
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| Russian Orthodox Church | An independent church / church with its own Patriarch |
| Broader | Catholic Church | Any of several churches / churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church |
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| Spanish | Iglesia Católica Ortodoxa, Iglesia Oriental, iglesia ortodoxa, Iglesia Ortodoxa, Iglesia Ortodoxa Oriental, Ortodoxia Oriental |
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| Adjectives | Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox | of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
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