Orthodox Church
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- proper noun
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Iglesia ortodoxa
- Many people in Eastern Europe are members of the Orthodox Church and follow its customs.
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Ethiopian Orthodox Church
In Bolinia, unlike Galicia, people belong to the Orthodox Church, not the Greek Catholic Church.
- In Bolinia, unlike Galicia, people belong to the Orthodox Church, not the Greek Catholic Church.
- And he's now a married Christian who is a Deacon in the Orthodox Church, right.
- Thus there is no Pope in the Orthodox Church.
- They're very religious, but it's the it's the Russian Orthodox Church.
Examples
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The Greek, Russian, and Bulgarian Orthodox churches have their own heads, but they all defer to the Patriarch.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Russian Orthodox Church emerged as a major institutional feature in Russian society and the government.
Academic text (2011) -
'in the Greek Orthodox Church.'
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The Russian Christian Orthodox Church, over the centuries, has always been in the state power structure.
Academic text (1996) -
The Russian Orthodox Church was not invited to send its representative to the committee.
Academic text (1999) -
What do we know about the Greek Orthodox Church?" his producer asked.
Fiction book (1991) -
In an attempt to survive, the Russian Orthodox Church in the USSR supported state politics and their leaders.
Academic text (1996) -
He's the head of all the Orthodox churches, kind of like the Pope.
Fiction book (1991) -
In some cases, as with the Serbian Orthodox Church, religion fostered national cultural identity.
Academic text (1999) -
In Bolinia, unlike Galicia, people belong to the Orthodox Church, not the Greek Catholic Church.
Synonyms
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3.7
A group of Christian churches that follow Eastern ways of worship and do not accept the Pope's authority
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4.6
Christian churches that came from the Byzantine tradition, for example the Eastern Orthodox Church
A Christian church also called the Eastern Orthodox Church that follows Byzantine rites
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from the adjective + noun composition: an "Orthodox" church is simply a church that adheres to orthodox/traditional Christian beliefs, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to that branch/tradition. The term is cross-linguistically cognate and follows a transparent compositional pattern, although fine historical details (e.g. Byzantine rites) would require extra knowledge.
Etymology
Orthodox Church comes from Greek words that mean 'right' or 'correct' belief, and Church means a community of Christians who meet to worship. So the name points to the Christian group that keeps the old, 'correct' teachings and ways of worship.