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Definition of Melchite

1. Noun. 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.

2. Noun. An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem.

Definition of Melchite

1. n. 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.

Definition of Melchite

1. Noun. (alternative form of Melkite) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melchite

Melanthiaceae Melastoma malabathricum Melastomaceae Melastomataceae Melb Melba Melba toast Melbourne Melbournite Melbournites

Melburnian Melburnians Melchior Melchior syndrome Melchiors Melchite Melchizedek Melchizedeks Meleagrididae Meleagris gallopavo

Melekeok Meleney's gangrene Meleney's ulcer Meles Meles meles Melia Melia Azadirachta Melia azedarach Melia azederach Meliaceae

Literary usage of Melchite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"SYRIAN CHURCHES, those churches in Syria, Mesopotamia and adjoining countries which use a Syriac liturgy; but with them is usually classed the melchite ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Although the term melchite is older than the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451), ... The name melchite is sometimes given also to members of communities of ..."

3. A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines: Being by Henry Wace (1877)
"I abjure for ever the Byzantine tyrant, his synod of Chalcedon, and his melchite slaves. For myself and my brethren, we cannot embrace the revelations of ..."

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