The name given to the religion of the body of modern churches, including among others the Greek and Russian Orthodox, that is derived from the church of the Byzantine Empire, adheres to the Byzantine rite, and acknowledges the honorary primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Armenian Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodox Ethics
Greek Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodoxy
Serbian Orthodoxy
Syrian Orthodoxy
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Christianity (1979-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003; for EASTERN ORTHODOX ETHICS use CHRISTIANITY 1992-2002
The name given to the religion of the body of modern churches, including among others the Greek and Russian Orthodox, that is derived from the church of the Byzantine Empire, adheres to the Byzantine rite, and acknowledges the honorary primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed)
