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Russian Church

Webster's Dictionary

The established church of the Russian empire. It forms a portion, by far the largest, of the Eastern Church and is governed by the Holy Synod. The czar is the head of the church, but he has never claimed the right of deciding questions of theology and dogma.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Russian Church'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/russian-church.html. 1828.