Church of the East (English, name)
expansion: the Church of the East
expansion: (Christianity)
Senses:
topics: Christianity
glosses: The church originally made up of the Christians of the Sasanid Empire, later exonymically known as the Nestorian church and characterised by its use of the East Syriac liturgical rite.
tags: historical
topics: Christianity
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: the Church of the East
tags: canonical