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eastern church

east·ern church
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ee-stern church]
    • /ˈi stərn tʃɜrtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ee-stern church]
    • /ˈi stərn tʃɜrtʃ/

Definitions of eastern church words

  • noun eastern church 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. 1
  • noun eastern church Orthodox Church (def 2). 1
  • noun eastern church any of the Christian Churches of the former Byzantine Empire 0
  • noun eastern church any Church owing allegiance to the Orthodox Church and in communion with the Greek patriarchal see of Constantinople 0
  • noun eastern church any Church, including Uniat Churches, having Eastern forms of liturgy and institutions 0
  • noun eastern church the Christian Church in much of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, consisting of the four patriarchates in eastern Europe, western Asia, and Egypt, headed by the bishops of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem 0
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Origin of eastern church

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95

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Parts of speech for Eastern church

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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eastern church popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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