Definitions for melkite
melkite

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1. Melkite, Melchitenoun

   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. Melkite, Melchitenoun

   an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem

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1. Melkitenoun

   An Eastern Christian who adhered to the doctrines agreed by the and the (originally as labelled by opponents); later, an Orthodox Christian using the Byzantine rite and part of the patriarchate of Antioch, Jerusalem or Alexandria.

2. Etymology: From Melchita, from Μελχίτης, from ܡܠܟܝܐ, from ܡܠܟܐ, from malk-.

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1. melkite

   Melkite refers to a member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic denomination that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Melkites follow the Byzantine Rite, and their liturgy and spiritual practices mirror those of Eastern Orthodoxy. The term originally emerged in the early days of Christianity to distinguish those who supported the council of Chalcedon's decisions regarding the nature of Christ from those who didn't. The word "Melkite" is derived from the Syriac word for "king" and was originally used as pejorative term for those Christians who supported the "king's religion"- in this case the religion of the Byzantine emperor.

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1. Melkite

   The term Melkite, also written Melchite, refers to various Byzantine Rite Christian churches and their members originating in the Middle East. The word comes from the Syriac word malkāyā, and the Arabic word Malakī. When used in an ecclesiastical sense, it refers specifically to the Eastern Rite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. Melkites view themselves as the first Christian community, dating the Melkite Church back to the time of the Apostles. This first community is said to have been a mixed one made up of individuals who were originally Greek, Roman, Syriac, and Jewish. After the Islamic conquests of the Levant in the 7th century, the Melkite community started incorporating Arabic language in the liturgical traditions as the Middle East became gradually Arabized. The term Melkite was originally used as a pejorative term after the acrimonious division that occurred in Eastern Christianity after the Council of Chalcedon. It was used by non-Chalcedonians to refer to those who backed the council and the Byzantine Emperor. "It was only towards the end of the fifth century that it took the name of Melkite". The Melkites were generally Greek-speaking city-dwellers living in the west of the Levant and in Egypt, as opposed to the more provincial Syriac- and Coptic-speaking non-Chalcedonians. The Melkite Church was organised into three historic patriarchates — Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem — in union with the Patriarch of Constantinople. The non-Chalcedonians set up their own patriarchs in Alexandria and Antioch. The Nubian kingdom of Makuria in contrast to their Non-Chalcedonian Ethiopian Orthodox neighbours, also practiced the Melkite faith, from c. 575 until ca. 710 and had big Melkite minority until ca. 1400s.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of melkite in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of melkite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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