eastern orthodox

a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches

corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church n

of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it a

n (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints

plural of canonisation n (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints