Meanings
proper nounEastern Orthodox Church (plural Eastern Orthodox Churches)
plural Eastern Orthodox Churches
- One of the major branches of Christianity; it comprises the Greek Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church and other patriarchates.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounderived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
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Translations
Afrikaans Oosters-Ortodokse Kerk
- Oosters-Ortodokse Kerkdivision of Christianity
Arabic أُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة شَرْقِيَّة
- أُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة شَرْقِيَّةdivision of Christianity
Bulgarian И́зточноправосла́вна цъ́рква, Правосла́вна цъ́рква
- И́зточноправосла́вна цъ́рква (Íztočnopravoslávna cắrkva)division of Christianity
- Правосла́вна цъ́рква (Pravoslávna cắrkva)division of Christianity
Catalan Església Ortodoxa
- Església Ortodoxadivision of Christianity
Chinese Mandarin 東正教 /东正教
- 東正教 /东正教 (Dōngzhèngjiào)division of Christianity
Czech pravoslavná církev
- pravoslavná církevdivision of Christianity
Danish ortodokse kirke
- ortodokse kirkedivision of Christianity
Dutch oosters-orthodoxe kerk
- oosters-orthodoxe kerkdivision of Christianity
Esperanto Ortodoksa Kristana Eklezio
- Ortodoksa Kristana Ekleziodivision of Christianity
Estonian Õigeusu kirik
- Õigeusu kirikdivision of Christianity
Finnish ortodoksinen kirkko
- ortodoksinen kirkkodivision of Christianity
French Église orthodoxe, Communion des Églises orthodoxes
- Église orthodoxedivision of Christianity
- Communion des Églises orthodoxesdivision of Christianity
German Orthodoxe Kirchen, byzantinisch-orthodoxe Kirchen
- Orthodoxe Kirchendivision of Christianity
- byzantinisch-orthodoxe Kirchendivision of Christianity
Greek Ανατολική Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία
- Ανατολική Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία (Anatolikí Orthódoxi Ekklisía)division of Christianity
Hindi पूर्वी रूढ़िवादी कलीसिया
- पूर्वी रूढ़िवादी कलीसिया (pūrvī rūṛhivādī kalīsiyā)division of Christianity
Hungarian keleti ortodox egyház, pravoszláv egyház
- keleti ortodox egyházdivision of Christianity
- pravoszláv egyházdivision of Christianity
- görögkeleti egyházdivision of Christianity
Icelandic Rétttrúnaðarkirkjan, Austurkirkjan
- Rétttrúnaðarkirkjandivision of Christianity
- Austurkirkjandivision of Christianity
Indonesian Gereja Ortodoks Timur
- Gereja Ortodoks Timurdivision of Christianity
Irish Eaglais Ceartchreidmheach
- Eaglais Ceartchreidmheachdivision of Christianity
Italian chiesa ortodossa, Chiesa ortodossa orientale
- chiesa ortodossadivision of Christianity
- Chiesa ortodossa orientaledivision of Christianity
- Chiesa cristiana d'orientedivision of Christianity
- Chiesa cattolica ortodossadivision of Christianity
Japanese 東方正教会
- 東方正教会 (Tōhō Seikyōkai)division of Christianity
Korean 동방 정교회, 정교회
- 동방 정교회 (dongbang jeonggyohoe)division of Christianity
- 정교회 (jeonggyohoe)division of Christianity
Latvian Austrumu Pareizticīgā baznīca, Austrumu Ortodoksā baznīca
- Austrumu Pareizticīgā baznīcadivision of Christianity
- Austrumu Ortodoksā baznīcadivision of Christianity
Lithuanian Ortodoksų Bažnyčia
- Ortodoksų Bažnyčiadivision of Christianity
Norwegian Bokmål ortodokse kirke
- ortodokse kirkedivision of Christianity
Persian کلیسای ارتدکس, کلیسای ارتدکس شرقی
- کلیسای ارتدکسdivision of Christianity
- کلیسای ارتدکس شرقیdivision of Christianity
Polish Kościół prawosławny, Kościół ortodoksyjny
- Kościół prawosławnydivision of Christianity
- Kościół ortodoksyjnydivision of Christianity
- Cerkiew prawosławnadivision of Christianity
Portuguese Igreja Ortodoxa, Igreja Católica Ortodoxa
- Igreja Ortodoxadivision of Christianity
- Igreja Católica Ortodoxadivision of Christianity
Romanian Biserica Ortodoxă Răsăriteană, Biserica Greco-Ortodoxă
- Biserica Ortodoxă Răsăriteanădivision of Christianity
- Biserica Greco-Ortodoxădivision of Christianity
Russian Восто́чная Правосла́вная Це́рковь
- Восто́чная Правосла́вная Це́рковь (Vostóčnaja Pravoslávnaja Cérkovʹ)division of Christianity
Slovak pravoslávna cirkev, východná pravoslávna cirkev
- pravoslávna cirkevdivision of Christianity
- východná pravoslávna cirkevdivision of Christianity
Spanish Iglesia ortodoxa, Iglesia católica apostólica ortodoxa
- Iglesia ortodoxadivision of Christianity
- Iglesia católica apostólica ortodoxadivision of Christianity
Swedish östortodoxa kyrkan
- östortodoxa kyrkandivision of Christianity
Tagalog Simbahang Ortodokso ng Silangan, Simbahang Katolikong Ortodokso
- Simbahang Ortodokso ng Silangandivision of Christianity
- Simbahang Katolikong Ortodoksodivision of Christianity
Turkish Doğu Ortodoks Kilisesi
- Doğu Ortodoks Kilisesidivision of Christianity
Ukrainian Схі́дна Правосла́вна Це́рква
- Схі́дна Правосла́вна Це́рква (Sxídna Pravoslávna Cérkva)division of Christianity
Vietnamese Chính thống giáo Đông phương
- Chính thống giáo Đông phươngdivision of Christianity
Welsh Eglwys Uniongred Ddwyreiniol
- Eglwys Uniongred Ddwyreinioldivision of Christianity
Cite this entry
APA
Eastern Orthodox Church. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Orthodox%20Church
MLA
“Eastern Orthodox Church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Orthodox%20Church. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eastern Orthodox Church,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Orthodox%20Church.
Source: Eastern Orthodox Church on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.