Russian Orthodox

Russian Orthodox
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Topics: ↑religion, ↑faith, ↑religious belief

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adjective
Usage: usually capitalized R&O
: of, relating to, or being the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church of Russia headed by the Patriarch of Moscow and using an Old Church Slavonic liturgy or one of its autonomous 20th century branches chiefly outside Russia

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