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