Difference between revisions of "Coptic Church"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_104497" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_104497" /> == | ||
<p> The native church of | <p> The native church of Egypt or church of Alexandria, which in general organization and doctrines resembles the Roman [[Catholic]] Church, except that it holds to the Monophysitic doctrine which was condemned (a. d. 451) by the council of Chalcedon, and allows its priests to marry. The "pope and patriarch" has jurisdiction over the Abyssinian Church. Since the 7th century the [[Coptic]] Church has been so isolated from modifying influences that in many respects it is the most ancient monument of primitive [[Christian]] rites and ceremonies. But centuries of subjection to Moslem rule have weakened and degraded it. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_104497"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/coptic+church Coptic Church from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_104497"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/coptic+church Coptic Church from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:10, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
The native church of Egypt or church of Alexandria, which in general organization and doctrines resembles the Roman Catholic Church, except that it holds to the Monophysitic doctrine which was condemned (a. d. 451) by the council of Chalcedon, and allows its priests to marry. The "pope and patriarch" has jurisdiction over the Abyssinian Church. Since the 7th century the Coptic Church has been so isolated from modifying influences that in many respects it is the most ancient monument of primitive Christian rites and ceremonies. But centuries of subjection to Moslem rule have weakened and degraded it.