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Eastern Christian

Eastern Christian adjective: of or pertaining to Eastern Christianity.

Adjective

Eastern Christian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Eastern Christianity.
    • Eastern Christian tradition requires that the day recalling Gospel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection be observed after the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover, in keeping with the sequence in the New Testament.1990 April 14, John Dart, “Easter Services Abound Across the Southland […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
    • It is now a modern Turkish city called Trabzon. But in the Middle Ages, it was the fabled seat of the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Christian church after European crusaders sacked Constantinople in 1204.2004 June 20, Susan Spano, “Classic novel stirs Byzantine dreams”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2020

Noun

Eastern Christian (plural Eastern Christians)

  1. An adherent of any form of Eastern Christianity; a member of a society based on Eastern Christianity.
    • But few Orthodox Christians are likely to show up. That’s because the liturgical high point for Eastern Christians comes at midnight tonight when darkened church interiors are brightened to proclaim “Christ is Risen.”1990 April 14, John Dart, “Easter Services Abound Across the Southland […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
    • All the bloodletting began when the head of the Eastern Christians, Emperor Alexis, called upon his chief rival, Pope Urban II, to send mercenaries to help him get rid of the Turks who had attacked his empire.2005 November 5, Linda Stasi, “Time is on their side; faithful to the bloody ‘Crusades’ story”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2013

Forms of Eastern Christian

pluralEastern Christians

Questions about Eastern Christian

What does Eastern Christian mean?
Eastern Christian means of or pertaining to Eastern Christianity.
What part of speech is Eastern Christian?
Eastern Christian can be an adjective or a noun.

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