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Definitions of
'melchite'
Wordnet
1.
(noun)
Melkite, Melchite
an eastern
Christian
in
Egypt
or
Syria
who adheres to the Orthodox
faith
as defined by the
council
of
Chalcedon
in 451 and as accepted by the
Byzantine
emperor
2.
(noun)
Melkite, Melchite
an Orthodox
Christian
or
Uniate
Christian
belonging
to the
patriarchate
of
Alexandria
or
Antioch
or
Jerusalem
Definitions of
'melchite'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1.
(noun)
melchite
one of a sect, chiefly in
Syria
and Egypt, which acknowledges the
authority
of the pope, but adheres to the
liturgy
and ceremonies of the Eastern
Church
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