Preferred Label : eastern orthodoxy;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : orthodoxy, eastern;
MeSH hyponym : russian orthodoxy; armenian orthodoxy; greek orthodoxy; syrian orthodoxy; serbian orthodoxy; Orthodoxy, Syrian; Orthodoxy, Russian; Orthodoxy, Serbian; Orthodoxy, Armenian; Orthodoxy, Greek;
Related MeSH term : eastern orthodox ethics; Ethics, Eastern Orthodox;
MeSH annotation : specify geog if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern orthodoxy;
Origin ID : D033003;
UMLS CUI : C0949254;
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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)
