"Church of the East" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Church of the East [canonical]
Etymology: From Classical Syriac ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ (ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā), so called as it predominated to the east of the border of the Christian Roman Empire. Used as a proper noun in English from c. 1890s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|syc|ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ|tr=ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā}} Classical Syriac ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ (ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā), {{circa2|1890s|short=1}} c. 1890s Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Church of the East
  1. (historical) The church originally made up of the Christians of the Sasanid Empire, later exonymically known as the Nestorian church and characterised by its use of the East Syriac liturgical rite. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Church_of_the_East-en-name-PHexeFfO
  2. Any of the modern successors of that church following its schisms since the 16th century, in particular the Ancient Church of the East, Assyrian Church of the East, and Chaldean Catholic Church, or all of these considered together. Categories (topical): Christianity, Church of the East, Organizations Translations (church originally of Persia — see also Nestorianism): 景教 (jǐngjiào) (Chinese Mandarin), Kirche des Ostens [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-Church_of_the_East-en-name-xXCkRglC Disambiguation of Christianity: 26 74 Disambiguation of Church of the East: 37 63 Disambiguation of Organizations: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'church originally of Persia — see also Nestorianism': 23 77

Alternative forms

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