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東方正教会 (とうほうせいきょうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東とう方ほう正せい教きょう会かい

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Meanings

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Eastern Orthodox Church

Refers to the Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination as a whole.

東とう方ほう正せい教きょう会かいは、ロシアやギリシャなどで広ひろく信

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The Eastern Orthodox Church is widely practiced in countries such as Russia and Greece.

Kanji

東east
方direction, person, alternative
正correct, justice, righteous
教teach, faith, doctrine
会meeting, meet, party

Related words

カトリック教きょう会かい
The Roman Catholic Church, which split from the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Great Schism of 1054.
プロテスタント
Protestantism, a major branch of Christianity that emerged from the Reformation, distinct from Eastern Orthodoxy.

Etymology

Compound of 東方 (tōhō, 'eastern') + 正教会 (seikyōkai, 'Orthodox Church'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'Eastern Orthodox Church'.