Eastern Church
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- noun
- /ˈiːstərn tʃɜːrʧ/
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Iglesia Oriental
- Many important religious leaders emerged from the Eastern Church throughout its history.
Icons, again, are a form of religious art that remains characteristic of the Eastern church.
- Icons, again, are a form of religious art that remains characteristic of the Eastern church.
Examples
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In the Eastern Church, liturgy is celebrated in a variety of vernacular languages such as Greek, Arabic, and Syriac, as well as in "sacred languages" such as Old Church Slavonic and Coptic.
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Icons are usually connected to the Eastern Church.
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According to the mystical theology of the Eastern Church, the meeting of God is in the spiritual life and experience.
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The fact that the Western Church was in union with the Eastern Church for a longer period of time than we have been separated suggests we ought to value their ongoing witness to the meaning of the gospel.
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In the Ethiopian Church, as in the other Eastern Churches, three-dimensional freestanding sculpture is proscribed, deemed an unsuitable form for religious art.
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The Eastern Church has a rich tradition of liturgical ceremonies that reflect its historical roots.
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The teachings of the Eastern Church emphasize the significance of icons in worship.
Synonyms
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A group of Christian churches that follow old Byzantine worship and traditions
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A group of Christian churches that follow Eastern ways of worship and do not accept the Pope's authority
A Christian church also called the Eastern Orthodox Church that follows Byzantine rites
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'eastern' (relating to the east) + 'church' (a Christian body) yields 'churches of the east' or the eastern branch of Christianity, which a B1 learner knowing the parts can infer. Although there is a more specific historical/theological referent (Byzantine/Eastern Orthodox), the basic geographic/institutional sense is transparent from the constituents.
Etymology
The name Eastern Church comes from early Christians living in the eastern part of the old Roman Empire. Here, Eastern shows their place and Church means the Christian community, so the phrase now refers to the group of churches with their own traditions, different from the 'Western' Church.