Tewahedo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ge'ez ተዋሕዶ (täwaḥdo).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /təˈwɑ.h(ə).doʊ/, /ˌtɛ.wəˈhɛ.doʊ/

• Rhymes: -ɛdəʊ
• Hyphenation: Te‧wa‧he‧do

Adjective

Tewahedo (not comparable)

1. Belonging or relating to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and/or the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
   • 2006 October 1, Craig Ott, Harold A. Netland, Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity, →ISBN, page 151:

     For many Ethiopian Orthodox, history has forged an almost patriotic link between Tewahedo Christology and loyalty to their nation against the incursion of foreign religious ideas.

   • 2011 April 30, Paulos Milkias, Ethiopia (Nations in Focus), →ISBN, page 323:

     It is important to note that the interiors of many old Tewahedo churches are entirely covered with outsized mural icons.

   • 2022 January 12, Alemayehu Wassie, Demel Teketay, Mengistie Kindu, Mulugeta Lemenih, Thomas Knoke, Thomas Schneider, State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options, →ISBN, page 57:

     The Tewahedo tradition brings all this worldwide heritage together in a synthesis that makes it purely Ethiopian.