MELCHITE
\mˈɛlt͡ʃa͡ɪt], \mˈɛltʃaɪt], \m_ˈɛ_l_tʃ_aɪ_t]\
Definitions of MELCHITE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
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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
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