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Melchite (gcide) | Melchite \Mel"chite\, n. [Heb. melek king.] (Eccl. Hist.)
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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melchite (wn) | Melchite
n 1: 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 [syn:
Melkite, Melchite]
2: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the
patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn:
Melkite, Melchite] |
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melchite (wn) | Melchite
n 1: 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 [syn:
Melkite, Melchite]
2: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the
patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn:
Melkite, Melchite] |
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