Phrase guide

Eastern Orthodox

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the faith, practices, etc. of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Catholic Church

Narrower terms: Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Church, Russian Orthodox Church

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հունադավան (hunadavan) — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Armenian: ուղղափառ (uġġapʻaṙ) — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Dutch: oosters-orthodox — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Finnish: ortodoksinen — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Georgian: მართლმადიდებელი (martlmadidebeli) — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • German: orthodox — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • German: byzantinisch-orthodox — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Greek: Ανατολικός Ορθόδοξος (Anatolikós Orthódoxos) — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Polish: prawosławny — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Romanian: estic-ortodox — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Russian: правосла́вный (pravoslávnyj) — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Swedish: östortodox — pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church