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disuniate

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • dĭsʹyo͞o'nē-āt
  • /dɪs.juˈniˌeɪt/
  • rhymes with -eɪt

1

adj

Meaning 1

of or pertaining to disuniates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:disuniate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an adherent of the Eastern Orthodox Church, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, who did not assent to the 1596 Union of Brest-Litovsk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:disuniate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English Uniate English disuniate From dis- + Uniate.