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101Greek festival — A Greek festival or Greek Fest is an annual celebration of Greek culture presented by many ethnic Greek American communities and organization in the United States and Canada, particularly Greek Orthodox churches. Typically, these events are… …
102Orthodox Church organization — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …
103Greek — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a native or citizen of any of the ancient States of Greece; a member of the Greek people. 2 the Indo European language of Greece. adj. of Greece or its people or …
104Orthodox Catholic Church — noun derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Orthodox Church, ↑Eastern Orthodox Church, ↑Eastern Church, ↑Eastern Orthodox • Members of this Topic: ↑canonization, ↑ …
105Greek — [[t]grik[/t]] adj. 1) peo of or pertaining to Greece, the Greeks, or their language 2) rel pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Church 3) peo a native or inhabitant of Greece 4) peo the Indo European language of the Greeks Abbr.: Gk 5) inf Informal.… …
106Greek rite — the rite of the Greek Orthodox Church and of certain Uniat churches, observed in the Greek language. Also called Byzantine rite, Constantinopolitan rite. * * * Greek rite, the Eucharist, Mass, or other ceremony, as used in the Greek Orthodox… …
107Orthodox cross — See also: Patriarchal cross and Cross of Lorraine The Orthodox Cross is a variation of the Christian cross and is commonly found in Eastern Orthodox Churches. The cross has three horizontal crossbeams, the top representing the plate with… …
108orthodox — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)θədɒks[/t]] (The spelling Orthodox is also used for meaning 3.) 1) ADJ GRADED Orthodox beliefs, methods, or systems are ones which are accepted or used by most people. Payne gained a reputation for sound, if orthodox, views... Many of… …
109Greek diacritics — Polytonic redirects here. For the musical term, see polytonality. Greek alphabet Αα Alpha Νν Nu …
110Greek nationality law — Nationality law of Greece is based on the principle of jus sanguinis. Greek citizenship may be acquired by descent or through naturalization. Greek law permits Dual citizenship. A Greek national is a citizen of the European Union, and therefore… …
