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Uniate

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.nɪ.ət/
  • General-American: yo͞oʹnē-ĭt'
  • General-American: yo͞oʹnē-āt'
  • General-American: /ˈju.niˌɪt/
  • General-American: /ˈju.niˌeɪt/
  • rhymes with -ɪt
  • rhymes with -eɪt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a Uniate Church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, pejorative, sometimes

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to Uniates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, pejorative, sometimes

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a Uniate Church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: pejorative, sometimes

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox churches that have been received under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and practices and canon law

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of the Uniat Church

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Uniat, Uniate Christian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Catholic

History

Etymology

See Uniat.