WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Rus′sian Or′thodox Church′, 
  1. Religionthe autocephalous Eastern Church in Russia: the branch of the Orthodox Church that constituted the established church in Russia until 1917. Also called Russian Church. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Russian Orthodox Church n
  1. the national Church of Russia, constituting a branch of the Eastern Church, presided over by the Patriarch of Moscow
'Russian Orthodox Church' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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