russian orthodox church

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   an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia

   BroaderOrthodox Church

Questions about russian orthodox church

What does russian orthodox church mean?

russian orthodox church means "an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia".

Is russian orthodox church a common word?

russian orthodox church is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.