the main group of Christian churches in Eastern Europe and southwest Asia, which was formed in the 11th century by separating from the Catholic Church. The Russian Orthodox Church, the main Christian group in Russia, is closely related.
—Greek orthodoxadjective:
• a Greek Orthodox priest
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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