MARONITE


Meaning of MARONITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-rə-ˌnīt ]

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

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