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church of the east

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
church of the east
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The church originally made up of the Christians of the Sasanid Empire, later exonymically known as the Nestorian church and characterised by its use of the East Syriac liturgical rite.

name

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.

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ

Inflected Forms

the Church of the East (canonical)

Questions

What does church of the east mean?
The church originally made up of the Christians of the Sasanid Empire, later exonymically known as the Nestorian church and characterised by its use of the East Syriac liturgical rite.
Where does church of the east come from?
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.

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