n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-r ə - ˌ n ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin maronita, from Maron-, Maro 5th century A.D. Syrian monk
Date: 1511
: a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy
n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-r ə - ˌ n ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin maronita, from Maron-, Maro 5th century A.D. Syrian monk
Date: 1511
: a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012