Eastern Orthodox
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5.7
- adjective
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Ortodoxo Oriental
- These are the words of grief and loss of a loved one in the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church.
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Eastern Orthodox tradition
- Eastern Orthodox Churches
You have to yes, you have to be a baptized and confirmed member of the Eastern Orthodox Church to take communion in an Orthodox Church.
- You have to yes, you have to be a baptized and confirmed member of the Eastern Orthodox Church to take communion in an Orthodox Church.
- You're working and say within the Catholic Church, you know, Eastern Orthodox Church and you're you're studying Plato.
Examples
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Eastern Orthodox Christians and Jews have their own perspectives on this period.
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I have not attended an Eastern Orthodox mass since I was a child; my father's parents were Russo-Carpathian.
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I converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church in 2011, so yes, I am still in a learning process.
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I have personally found that Eastern Orthodox Christian theology makes the most sense of these things.
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The religious divide separating Catholic from Eastern Orthodox Europe was reinforced by language as well as the alphabet.
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The cross in Eastern Orthodox tradition is typically very ornate, often magnificently gilded and jeweled.
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The first great religious division officially occurred in A.D. 1054 between Western Catholic Christianity, centered in Rome, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, centered in Constantinople.
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Many families celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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The Eastern Orthodox Church emphasizes the importance of community and tradition in spiritual life.
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During the ceremony, the priest from the Eastern Orthodox Church performed rituals that date back centuries.
Synonyms
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7.0
A branch of Christianity that follows Eastern church traditions
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9.1
Relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church and its traditions
Relating to the Eastern Christian church that follows old religious traditions
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward modifier combination: 'Eastern' specifies the regional/branch quality of 'Orthodox', so the meaning 'relating to the Eastern branch/tradition of Orthodox Christianity' is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern (region + religious/traditional label) is cross-linguistically common and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Eastern Orthodox comes from two words: Eastern, for the churches in the eastern part of the old Roman Empire, and Orthodox, from a Greek word meaning 'right belief' or 'correct worship'. So the name tells us this is the Christian church of the eastern lands with long-held beliefs and traditional worship.