Eastern Orthodox canon law
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Eastern Orthodox canon law is the body of ecclesiastical rules and traditions that governs doctrine, worship, and church order across the Eastern Orthodox Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Orthodox canon law canonical | 4 |
| Orthodox canon law | 3 |
| Byzantine canon law | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T626435 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Orthodox canon law Context triple: [Serbian Orthodox Church, followsCanonLaw, Eastern Orthodox canon law]
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Eastern Orthodox canon
The Eastern Orthodox canon is the collection of biblical books recognized as authoritative scripture by the Eastern Orthodox Church, including several deuterocanonical texts not found in the Protestant canon.
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B.
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
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C.
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.
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D.
1917 Code of Canon Law
The 1917 Code of Canon Law was the first comprehensive codification of the Latin Catholic Church’s canon law, governing its legal and disciplinary structures until it was replaced in 1983.
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E.
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite is the liturgical tradition of Eastern Christianity characterized by elaborate ceremonial worship, rich chant, and a distinctive theological and spiritual heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Orthodox canon law Target entity description: Eastern Orthodox canon law is the body of ecclesiastical rules and traditions that governs doctrine, worship, and church order across the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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A.
Eastern Orthodox canon
The Eastern Orthodox canon is the collection of biblical books recognized as authoritative scripture by the Eastern Orthodox Church, including several deuterocanonical texts not found in the Protestant canon.
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B.
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
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C.
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.
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D.
1917 Code of Canon Law
The 1917 Code of Canon Law was the first comprehensive codification of the Latin Catholic Church’s canon law, governing its legal and disciplinary structures until it was replaced in 1983.
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E.
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite is the liturgical tradition of Eastern Christianity characterized by elaborate ceremonial worship, rich chant, and a distinctive theological and spiritual heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canon law
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ecclesiastical law ⓘ religious legal system ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
maintenance of ecclesial unity
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preservation of doctrinal purity ⓘ salvation of the faithful ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| developedInContextOf | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Protestant church law
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Roman Catholic canon law ⓘ |
| governs |
church order in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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discipline in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ doctrine in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ sacramental practice in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ worship in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| hasModernApplicationsIn | contemporary autocephalous Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Byzantine civil law received into church practice
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canons of the Church Fathers ⓘ canons of the Ecumenical Councils ⓘ canons of the Holy Apostles ⓘ canons of the local councils ⓘ imperial legislation of the Christian Roman Empire ⓘ local church statutes and typika ⓘ patriarchal and synodal decisions ⓘ |
| includes |
disciplinary canons
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dogmatic canons ⓘ liturgical canons ⓘ penitential canons ⓘ |
| influences |
internal governance of Orthodox parishes
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relations between clergy and laity ⓘ |
| isAppliedThrough |
ecclesiastical courts
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episcopal tribunals ⓘ |
| isBasedOn |
Bible
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surface form:
Holy Scripture
Holy Tradition ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
emphasis on pastoral discretion
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synergy of written canons and unwritten customs ⓘ |
| isInterpretedBy |
bishops
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canonists ⓘ synods ⓘ |
| languageOfClassicalSources | Greek ⓘ |
| recognizes | Seven Ecumenical Councils as normative ⓘ |
| regulates |
episcopal jurisdiction
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liturgical order ⓘ marriage and divorce in the Church ⓘ monastic life ⓘ ordination of clergy ⓘ penance and excommunication ⓘ recognition of saints and holy days ⓘ relations among autocephalous churches ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
akribeia
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oikonomia ⓘ |
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Subject: Eastern Orthodox canon law Description of subject: Eastern Orthodox canon law is the body of ecclesiastical rules and traditions that governs doctrine, worship, and church order across the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
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canonicalTradition
→
Eastern Orthodox canon law
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this entity surface form:
Byzantine canon law
subject surface form:
Orthodox Diaspora
this entity surface form:
Orthodox canon law
this entity surface form:
Orthodox canon law
this entity surface form:
Byzantine canon law
this entity surface form:
Orthodox canon law