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Eastern Orthodox

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of or relating to the Orthodox Church.

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How to use Eastern Orthodox in a sentence

  • When an Eastern Orthodox cleric visited Italy in 1438, he complained about how Western artists painted their holy men.

    The True Face of Jesus?|Blake Gopnik|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST

  • It is an independent Eastern Orthodox church headed by a patriarch in Bucharest.

    Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

  • Even before this conversion, however, the people had been segmented by the schism between the Roman and Eastern Orthodox churches.

    Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe

  • Approximately 85 percent is Bulgarian, and some 90 percent adheres at least nominally to the Eastern Orthodox faith.

    Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
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