Tomos (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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A tomos in the Eastern Orthodox Church is a decree of the head of a particular Orthodox church on certain matters (such as the level of dependence of an autonomous church from its mother church).[1]
"Tomos" is a Greek word (Greek: τόμος); it can be literally translated as "a section". "In the narrower meaning in Orthodox church terminology, a tomos is [...] a scroll or a small book, but one with a very specific purpose — it codifies a decision by a Holy Synod, or council of Orthodox bishops."[2] The translation of the word tomos in English is document.[3]
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External links
The dictionary definition of tomos at Wiktionary
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