| NOUN | group | Russian Orthodox Church | an independent church / church with its own Patriarch |
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| Meaning | An independent church / church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia. | |
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| Broader | Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox | derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites |
| Spanish | iglesia ortodoxa rusa | |
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