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noun
In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch or the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; ellipsis of Orthodox Melkite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; ellipsis of Catholic Melkite.
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noun
an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Melchite
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Broader terms: Christian
noun
an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Melchite
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Broader terms: Christian
History
From Latin Melchita, from Byzantine Greek Μελχίτης (Melkhítēs), from Classical Syriac ܡܠܟܝܐ (malkāyāʾ, “royal; royalist”) + Byzantine Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). See these for more.
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