Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun eastern_church

2 senses of eastern church

Sense 1
Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox -- (derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites)
       => Catholic Church -- (any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church)

Sense 2
Eastern Church, Byzantine Church -- (the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire)
       => Catholic Church -- (any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church)