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Eastern Catholic

Eastern Catholic adjective: pertaining to a group of churches, predominantly in Eastern Europe, that follow Eastern Orthodox liturgy but are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

Adjective

Eastern Catholic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a group of churches, predominantly in Eastern Europe, that follow Eastern Orthodox liturgy but are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

Noun

Eastern Catholic (plural Eastern Catholics)

  1. A member of an Eastern Catholic church.
    Synonyms:
    Uniate

Synonyms of Eastern Catholic

Forms of Eastern Catholic

pluralEastern Catholics

Questions about Eastern Catholic

What does Eastern Catholic mean?
Eastern Catholic means pertaining to a group of churches, predominantly in Eastern Europe, that follow Eastern Orthodox liturgy but are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
What part of speech is Eastern Catholic?
Eastern Catholic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Eastern Catholic in the dictionary

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  6. Eastern Catholic
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  8. Eastern Catholics
  9. Eastern Christian
  10. Eastern Christianity
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