zhèngjiào

正教

Word · Noun

Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Christianity

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Christianity (a major branch of Christianity)

technical

Refers to the Eastern Orthodox Church, which split from Western Christianity in the 11th century. The term emphasizes its claim to be the 'authentic' or 'orthodox' church centered on Constantinople.

É俄
luó罗
sī斯
zhǔ主
yào要
xìn信
yǎng仰
zhèng正
jiào教
 。

Russia mainly practices the Orthodox faith.

Zhèng正
jiào教
yǔ与
tiān天
zhǔ主
jiào教
zài在
jiào教
yì义
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
xiē些
chā差
yì异
 。

There are some doctrinal differences between the Orthodox Church and Catholicism.

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Jūn君
shì士
tǎn坦
dīng丁
bǎo堡
céng曾
shì是
zhèng正
jiào教
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhōng中
xīn心
 。

Constantinople was once an important center of the Orthodox Church.

Zhèng正
jiào教
huì会
zài在
dōng东
ōu欧
yǒu有
zhe着
shēn深
yuǎn远
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
 。

The Orthodox Church has had a profound influence in Eastern Europe.