MELCHITE


Meaning of MELCHITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or Mel·kite ˈmel-ˌkīt

Etymology: New Latin Melchita, from Middle Greek Melchitēs, from Syriac malkāyā, from malkā king

Date: 1615

1. : an Eastern Christian chiefly of Syria and Egypt adhering to Chalcedonian orthodoxy in preference to Monophysitism

2. : a member of a Uniate body derived from the Melchites

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