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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)
- 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.