| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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.[Wordnet]
2. An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem.[Wordnet] 3. One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church.[Websters]. | |
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Date "MELCHITE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1847. (references) |
| Note: Melchite \Mel"chite\, noun. [Heb. melek king.]. (references) |
