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Eastern Orthodoxy MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Eastern Orthodoxy
Tree Number(s)
K01.844.188.502
Unique ID
D033003
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D033003
Annotation
specify geog if pertinent
Scope Note
The name given to the religion of the body of modern churches, including among others the Greek and Russian Orthodox, that is derived from the church of the Byzantine Empire, adheres to the Byzantine rite, and acknowledges the honorary primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Armenian Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodox Ethics
Greek Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodoxy
Serbian Orthodoxy
Syrian Orthodoxy
Previous Indexing
Christianity (1979-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003; for EASTERN ORTHODOX ETHICS use CHRISTIANITY 1992-2002
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/02
Revision Date
1955/01/01
Eastern Orthodoxy Preferred
Armenian Orthodoxy Narrower
Greek Orthodoxy Narrower
Eastern Orthodox Ethics Related
Serbian Orthodoxy Narrower
Syrian Orthodoxy Narrower
Russian Orthodoxy Narrower
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