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单词 Maronite
释义 Maronite, n. (and a.)|ˈmærənaɪt|
Also 6 Moronite.
[ad. late L. Marōnīta, f. Marōn name of the founder of the sect: see -ite.
There was a Syrian of this name in the 4th c., and another in the 7th c.; the sect was probably named from one of these; recent authorities favour the earlier date.]
One of a sect of Syrian Christians, dwelling in the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon; they were originally Monothelites, but subsequently became united with the Roman Church. Also attrib. (quasi-adj.).
c15111st Eng. Bk. Amer. (Arb.) Introd. 31/1 The syxte [cristened] nacyon... They be named Moroniten.1617Moryson Itin. i. 215 A Maronite Christian.1703Maundrell Journ. Jerus. (1721) 35 The Maronite Bishop of Aleppo.1885Cath. Dict. (ed. 3) s.v., A schism was caused through Greek influence, and a Maronite Patriarch fell away... Ever since [1216] the Maronites have been steadfast Catholics.
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