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MELCHITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
Synonyms:
Melchite; Melkite
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Melchite" is a kind of...):
Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Melchite; Melkite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Melchite" is a kind of...):
Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)
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