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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Melchite
a Christian in Egypt or Syria who accepts the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a .d . 451.

Etymology: (1610–20; < ML Melchīta < MGk Melch&imacracute;tēs royalist =melch- (< Syriac malkā king, or < a der. adj. of appurtenance) +-ītēs -ite¹)

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Princeton's 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

Definition of 'melchite'

Webster 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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