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 | | The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (in Amharic: á¨á¢áµá®áµá« á¦áá¶á¶ááµ á°áá•á¶ á¤á°áááµáµá«á• Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa Cyril VI. |
 | | Tewahedo (Ge'ez á°áá•á¶ tawÄhidÅ, modern pronunciation tewÄhidÅ) is a Ge'ez word meaning "being made one" or "unified"; it is cognate with the Arabic word ØªÙØÙØ¯ tawhid, meaning "monotheism". |
 | | Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers remove their shoes when entering a church, in accordance with Exodus 3:5 (in which Moses, while viewing the burning bush, is commanded to remove his shoes while standing on holy ground). |
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