Definition of Greek Church. Meaning of Greek Church. Synonyms of Greek Church

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Definition of Greek Church

Greek Church
Greek Greek, a. [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian.] Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. Greek calends. See under Calends. Greek Church (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the Byzantine Church. Greek cross. See Illust. (10) Of Cross. Greek Empire. See Byzantine Empire. Greek fire, a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur. --Ure. Greek rose, the flower campion.

Meaning of Greek Church from wikipedia

- borders of Greece. Historically, the term "Gr**** Orthodox" has been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox churches, since the term "Gr****" can refer to...
- The Church of Greece (Gr****: Ἐκκλησία τῆς Ἑλλάδος, romanized: Ekklēsía tē̂s ****ádos, IPA: [ekliˈsi.a tis eˈlaðos]), part of the wider Gr**** Orthodox Church...
- The Melkite Gr**** Catholic Church (كنيسة الروم الملكيين الكاثوليك, Kanīsat ar-Rūm al-Malakiyyīn al-Kāṯūlīk; Μελχιτική Ελληνική Καθολική Εκκλησία; Ecclesia...
- The Ukrainian Gr**** Catholic Church (UGCC) is a major archiepiscopal sui iuris ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic church that is based in Ukraine. As a particular...
- Gr**** Catholic Church may refer to: The Catholic Church in Greece The Eastern Catholic Churches that use the Byzantine Rite, also known as the Gr**** Rite:...
- The Ruthenian Gr**** Catholic Church, also known in the United States as the Byzantine Catholic Church, is a sui iuris (autonomous) Eastern Catholic particular...
- the Romanian Gr****-Catholic Church since 1994. On December 16, 2005, as the Romanian Church United with Rome, the Gr****-Catholic church was elevated to...
- Gr**** Church may refer to Eastern Orthodox Church Church of Greece Gr**** Orthodox Church Gr**** Catholic Church Gr**** Church (bowling term), the name of...
- The Gr**** Byzantine Catholic Church (Gr****: Ελληνόρρυθμη Καθολική Εκκλησία, Ellinórrythmi Katholikí Ekklisía) or the Gr****-Catholic Church of Greece is...
- church split and the conquest of Greece by the Ottoman Empire, the Gr**** Catholics began to be called "Franks" (Gr**** Φράγκοι). This name of local Catholics...