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Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church

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A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch
  • noun
translation icon : Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa
  • The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Nikon, imposed religious reforms that split the Church between reformers and Old Believers.
  • hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church
  • patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
  • territory of the Russian Orthodox Church

But also, of course, you know, this is very much a product of the alliance between the Putin regime and the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Examples

  • The Russian Orthodox Church emerged as a major institutional feature in Russian society and the government.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The role and significance of the Russian Orthodox Church are huge.

    Blog text (15)

  • Basis of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church.

    Blog text (5)

  • Third, Putin wanted to send a signal of his support for the Russian Orthodox Church.

    Blog text (15)

  • The involvement of the Russian Orthodox Church at Vatican II was something extraordinary.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Russian politicians and the Russian Orthodox Church supported Serbia.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The Russian Orthodox Church's position in the former Khanate of Kazan was both powerful and complex.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Within the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop Ermogen wrote a protest to the Patriarch and was silenced as a result.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Even Stalin came to rely upon the Russian Orthodox Church as a bulwark for patriotism in the war of 1941-1945.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The Russian Orthodox Church has been a significant part of Russia's history and culture.

Surface Forms

Russian Orthodox Church singular
Russian Orthodox Churches plural

Morphology

Russian + Orthodox + church

The meaning 'the Orthodox Christian church of Russia' is directly and compositionally built from 'Russian' (relating to Russia) + 'Orthodox' (pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox tradition) + 'church' (a Christian body). This adjective-adjective-noun naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Russian Orthodox Church comes from two simple ideas: Russian, because it became the main church of the people of Russia, and Orthodox, a word from Greek meaning 'right belief' used for the eastern form of Christianity that came to Russia long ago. So the name shows it is Russia's main Eastern Christian church with its own leaders and traditions.