Oriental Orthodoxy

largest group of churches following Oriental Orthodoxy in full communion

synod

conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice

Autocephaly (; ) is the status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. The term is primarily used in Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches. The status has been compared with that of the churches (provinces) within the Anglican Communion.

ritual blessing

thumb|An icon of the Our Lady of Kazan|Theotokos of Kazan. Theotokos () is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are or (approximately "parent [] of God"). Common English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-bearer" – but these both have different literal equivalents in , and respectively.

Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches

piece of fabric, sometimes a pile carpet, used by Muslims and some Christians during prayer

day before Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church

Christian hymn and prayer

The Henotikon (; henōtikón "act of union") was a Christological document issued by Byzantine emperor Zeno in 482, in an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile the differences between the supporters of the Council of Chalcedon and the council's opponents (Non-Chalcedonian Christians). It was followed by the Acacian schism.

Christian church associated with a specific ethnic group or nation state

thumb|Greek Orthodox [[deacon in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, wearing the double orarion over his sticharion. On his head he wears the clerical kamilavka.]]

A chorbishop is a rank of Christian clergy below bishop. The name chorepiscope or chorepiscopus (plural chorepiscopi) is taken from the Greek and means "rural bishop".

A protosyncellus, protosynkellos or protosyngel () is the principal deputy of the bishop of an eparchy for the exercise of administrative authority in an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church. The equivalent position in the Western Christian churches is vicar general.

fast observed by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians; begins on the 2nd (In the Byzantine tradition) or 1st (in the Coptic/Syriac traditions) 2nd Monday after Pentecost; ends on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Official document

Eucharist liturgies sometimes using the phase

Tabot (, sometimes spelled tabout) is a replica of the Ark of the Covenant, and represents the presence of God, in Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox Churches. Tabot may variously refer to an inscribed altar tablet (tsellat or tsilit; Ge'ez: ጽላት tsallāt, modern ṣellāt), the chest in which this tablet is stored (menbere-tabot, or throne of the tabot), or to the tablet and chest together.

collection of Eastern Christian texts