EASTERN CHURCH


Meaning of EASTERN CHURCH in English

1. any of the churches originating in countries formerly part of the Eastern Roman Empire, observing an Eastern rite and adhering to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed; Byzantine Church.

2. See Orthodox Church (def. 2).

[ 1585-95 ]

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