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Oriental Orthodox Churches


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A modern name for those Churches (Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, and Syrian Orthodox) which rejected the Christological teaching of the Definition of Chalcedon. It distinguishes these Churches from the Eastern Orthodox Church and avoids the term Monophysite.

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Oriental Orthodox Churches
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 40 words
Oriental Orthodox Churches
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 rev) Length: 128 words
Oriental Orthodox Churches
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 85 words

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