православ'я

Ukrainian

Etymology

From правосла́в(ний) (pravosláv(nyj)) + (-ja). Compare Russian правосла́вие (pravoslávije), Belarusian правасла́ўе (pravasláŭje), Polish prawosławie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɐwɔsˈɫaʋjɐ]
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Noun

правосла́в'я • (pravoslávʺja) n inan (genitive правосла́в'я, uncountable)

  1. (Christianity) Orthodoxy
    Coordinate terms: католици́зм m (katolycýzm), протестанти́зм m (protestantýzm)
  2. Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
    Synonym: правосла́вна це́рква f (pravoslávna cérkva)

Declension

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