Meanings
nounOrthodox Church (countable and uncountable, plural Orthodox Churches)
plural Orthodox Churches
- countableuncountableThe Eastern Orthodox Church.
Holonyms: Christianity, Church
1 more example
Meronyms: Greek Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church
- countableuncountableThe Eastern body of Christendom.
- countableuncountableThat part of Christendom apart from the Eastern Catholic Churches.
- countableuncountableAny Church that self-designates as Orthodox.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounderived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
Similar
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic الْكَنِيسَة الأُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة
- الْكَنِيسَة الأُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة (al-kanīsa l-ʔurṯūḏuksiyya)the Eastern body of Christendom
Basque Eliza ortodoxoa
- Eliza ortodoxoathe Eastern body of Christendom
Bulgarian правосла́вна църква́
- правосла́вна църква́ (pravoslávna cărkvá)the Eastern body of Christendom
Catalan Església Ortodoxa
- Església Ortodoxathe Eastern body of Christendom
Chinese Mandarin 正教會 /正教会
- 正教會 /正教会 (zhèngjiàohuì)the Eastern body of Christendom
Czech pravoslavná církev
- pravoslavná církevthe Eastern body of Christendom
Danish Den ortodokse kirke
- Den ortodokse kirkethe Eastern body of Christendom
Dutch Orthodoxe Kerk
- Orthodoxe Kerkthe Eastern body of Christendom
Esperanto Ortodoxa Eklesio
- Ortodoxa Eklesiothe Eastern body of Christendom
Estonian õigeusu kirik
- õigeusu kirikthe Eastern body of Christendom
Finnish ortodoksinen kirkko
- ortodoksinen kirkkothe Eastern body of Christendom
French Église orthodoxe
- Église orthodoxethe Eastern body of Christendom
German orthodoxe Kirche, Orthodoxe Kirche
- orthodoxe Kirchethe Eastern body of Christendom
- Orthodoxe Kirchethe Eastern body of Christendom
Greek Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία
- Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία (Orthódoxi Ekklisía)the Eastern body of Christendom
Hebrew נַצְרוּת אוֹרְתּוֹדוֹקְסִית
- נַצְרוּת אוֹרְתּוֹדוֹקְסִית (natsrút ortodoksít)the Eastern body of Christendom
Hungarian ortodox egyház, pravoszláv egyház
- ortodox egyházthe Eastern body of Christendom
- pravoszláv egyházthe Eastern body of Christendom
Icelandic Rétttrúnaðarkirkjan
- Rétttrúnaðarkirkjanthe Eastern body of Christendom
Indonesian Gereja Ortodoks
- Gereja Ortodoksthe Eastern body of Christendom
Irish Eaglais Cheartchreidmheach
- Eaglais Cheartchreidmheachthe Eastern body of Christendom
Italian Chiesa ortodossa
- Chiesa ortodossathe Eastern body of Christendom
Japanese 正教会
- 正教会 (seikyōkai)the Eastern body of Christendom
Korean 정교회
- 정교회 (jeonggyohoe)the Eastern body of Christendom
Latin Ecclēsia Orthodoxa
- Ecclēsia Orthodoxathe Eastern body of Christendom
Latvian pareizticīgā baznīca
- pareizticīgā baznīcathe Eastern body of Christendom
Lithuanian stačiatikių bažnyčia
- stačiatikių bažnyčiathe Eastern body of Christendom
Norwegian Bokmål Den ortodokse kirke, Den ortodokse kirken
- Den ortodokse kirkethe Eastern body of Christendom
- Den ortodokse kirkenthe Eastern body of Christendom
- Den ortodokse kirkathe Eastern body of Christendom
Persian کلیسای ارتدکس
- کلیسای ارتدکس (kelisâ-ye ortodoks)the Eastern body of Christendom
Polish Cerkiew prawosławna
- Cerkiew prawosławnathe Eastern body of Christendom
Portuguese Igreja Ortodoxa
- Igreja Ortodoxathe Eastern body of Christendom
Romanian biserica ortodoxă
- biserica ortodoxăthe Eastern body of Christendom
Russian правосла́вная це́рковь
- правосла́вная це́рковь (pravoslávnaja cérkovʹ)the Eastern body of Christendom
Slovak pravoslávna cirkev
- pravoslávna cirkevthe Eastern body of Christendom
Spanish Iglesia ortodoxa
- Iglesia ortodoxathe Eastern body of Christendom
Swedish ortodoxa kyrkan
- ortodoxa kyrkanthe Eastern body of Christendom
Turkish Ortodoks Kilisesi
- Ortodoks Kilisesithe Eastern body of Christendom
Ukrainian правосла́вна це́рква
- правосла́вна це́рква (pravoslávna cérkva)the Eastern body of Christendom
Welsh Eglwys Uniongred
- Eglwys Uniongredthe Eastern body of Christendom
Cite this entry
APA
Orthodox Church. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orthodox%20Church
MLA
“Orthodox Church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orthodox%20Church. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orthodox Church,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orthodox%20Church.
Source: Orthodox Church on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.