MELCHITE

Meaning of MELCHITE in English

noun 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.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

MELCHITE — or Melkite noun Etymology: New Latin Melchita, from Middle Greek Melchitēs, from Syriac malkāyā, from malkā king Date: 1615 an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MELCHITE — I. noun or mel·kite ˈmelˌkīt ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Melchita, from Middle Greek Melchitēs, literally, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELCHITE — (n.) One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to …
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MELCHITE — ( n. ) One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MELCHITE — /mel"kuyt/ , n. 1. a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MELCHITE — or Mel·kite ˈmel-ˌkīt Etymology: New Latin Melchita, from Middle Greek Melchitēs, from Syriac malkāyā, from malkā king Date: 1615 1. …
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MELCHITE — [Mel.chite] or Mel.kite n [ML Melchita, fr. MGk Melchites, lit., royalist, fr. Syriac malka king] (1619) 1: an Eastern Christian …
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MELCHITE — also spelled Melkite, any of the Christians of Syria and Egypt who accepted the ruling of the Council of Chalcedon …
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MELCHITE — Variant: or Mel · kite Pronunciation: ' mel- ˌ k ī t Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Melchita, from Middle …
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MELCHITE ALPHABET — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a Syriac alphabet at first uncial but becoming later cursive and the most deformed …
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MELKITE — noun see: Melchite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MELKITE — Usage: usually capitalized variant of melchite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALKITE — ˈmalˌkīt noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Syriac malkā king + English -ite : melchite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELKITE — /mel"kuyt/ , n. , adj. Melchite.
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MELKITE — see Melchite
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THEODURUS ABU QURRAH — born c. 750, , Edessa, Mesopotamia died c. 825 Arabic name of Theodore Abu Kurra Syrian Melchite bishop, theologian, and …
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SYRIAC ALPHABET — writing system used by the Syriac Christians from the 1st century AD until about the 14th century. A Semitic alphabet, …
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STATISTICS: LEBANON
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GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE OF ALEXANDRIA — autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox patriarchate, second in honorific rank after the Church of Constantinople; its patriarch is considered …
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BASILIAN — member of any of several Christian monastic communities of the Byzantine Rite, so named because they claim St. Basil the …
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