Eastern Church

/ˌistərn ˌˈtʃʌrtʃ/

Definitions of Eastern Church

1. noun

   derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
   synonyms: Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church

   types:

   Greek Church, Greek Orthodox Church

   state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church

   Russian Orthodox Church

   an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia

   type of:

   Catholic Church

   any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
2. noun

   the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
   synonyms: Byzantine Church

   type of:

   Catholic Church

   any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church