Maroniten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmarənʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrəˌnaɪt/

Forms: 1500s Maronyte, 1500s Moronite, 1600s– Maronite.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maronite.

Etymology: < Middle French maronite (1489 as noun, 1535 as adjective) < post-classical Latin Maronita (12th cent.), probably < an unattested Byzantine Greek compound in -ίτης -ite suffix¹ (compare the verb Μαρωνίζειν (a749)) < the name of Maron, southern Syrian priest and anchorite, who corresponded with St John Chrysostom c405.The early history of the sect is obscure. The first Maronite patriarch appears to have been John of Maron (7th cent.).

A. n.

A member of a Christian sect of Syrian origin living chiefly in Lebanon.The Maronites originally adhered to Monothelitism, but later renounced it, coming into communion with the Roman Catholic Church in 1182.

ΘΚΠ

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Maronite1511

Maronist1737

1511 Pylgrymage Richarde Guylforde (Pynson) f. xvi^v The sayde .ix. sectis of cristen men: that is to saye, Grekes. Suryanes. Jacobyns. Maronytes. Nestoryans, [etc.].

c1511 1st Eng. Bk. Amer. (1885) Introd. 31/1 The syxte [cristened] nacyon... They be named Moroniten.

1613 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times 722/2 All the other Christians, as Maronites..and others of that Liverie, never used it [sc. circumcision].

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxxix. 96 These Maronites..received the Catholick faith; though soon after..they relapsed to their old errours.

1705 J. Beaumont Hist. Treat. Spirits xii. 367 They instituted various Sacrifices, which sort of Rites and Ceremonies, Mon. Isaack, a Maronite, most elegantly describes in his Syrian Philosophy.

1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. iii. 376 Greeks, Maronites, and other Sects of Christians.

1856 T. H. Horne Introd. Crit. Study Holy Script. (ed. 10) IV. 261 The propaganda at Rome issued an edition in 1703 in Syriac and Carshuni (i.e. Arabic in Syriac letters) for the use of the Maronites.

1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 543/1 Ever since [1216] the Maronites have been stedfast Catholics.

1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) lix. 312 Near the coast, were Lebanon Christians; for the most part Maronites or Greeks.

1977 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. Oct. 7/2 The Maronites came originally from Northern Syria, followers of an obscure Dark Ages priest called Saint Maroun.

1993 J. Johns in Oxf. Illustr. Hist. Christianity v. 203 In Lebanon, the mujāhidūn militia classified the Maronites as ‘crusaders’ and declared the jihād against them.

B. adj.

Of, relating, or belonging to the Maronites. Usually attributive.

ΚΠ

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 215 A Maronite Christian.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 35 The Maronite Bishop of Aleppo.

1787 C. Stonor in B. Ward Dawn Catholic Revival (1909) I. iv. 65 The present Rector [of the English College] was before in ye Maronite College in ye same capacity.

1851 S. G. Goodrich Hist. All Nations I. cxx. 239/1 Part of the inhabitants are Christians, and the town contains two Maronite and two Melkite churches.

1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 543/1 A schism was caused through Greek influence, and a Maronite Patriarch fell away.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 541/2 Aleppo is..the residence of the Greek and Armenian Patriarchs of Antioch, and of Jacobite and Maronite bishops.

1990 Defense Update Internat. No. 99. 54/2 In 1946, France granted Lebanon its independence and since that time Lebanon's three major religious groups—the Maronite Christians, Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims—have uneasily shared power.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maronite
释义	Maroniten.adj. Brit. /ˈmarənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛrəˌnaɪt/ Forms: 1500s Maronyte, 1500s Moronite, 1600s– Maronite. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maronite. Etymology: < Middle French maronite (1489 as noun, 1535 as adjective) < post-classical Latin Maronita (12th cent.), probably < an unattested Byzantine Greek compound in -ίτης -ite suffix¹ (compare the verb Μαρωνίζειν (a749)) < the name of Maron, southern Syrian priest and anchorite, who corresponded with St John Chrysostom c405.The early history of the sect is obscure. The first Maronite patriarch appears to have been John of Maron (7th cent.). A. n. A member of a Christian sect of Syrian origin living chiefly in Lebanon.The Maronites originally adhered to Monothelitism, but later renounced it, coming into communion with the Roman Catholic Church in 1182. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Roman Catholicism > Roman Catholic sects and groups > [noun] > Maronite Maronite1511 Maronist1737 1511 Pylgrymage Richarde Guylforde (Pynson) f. xvi^v The sayde .ix. sectis of cristen men: that is to saye, Grekes. Suryanes. Jacobyns. Maronytes. Nestoryans, [etc.]. c1511 1st Eng. Bk. Amer. (1885) Introd. 31/1 The syxte [cristened] nacyon... They be named Moroniten. 1613 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times 722/2 All the other Christians, as Maronites..and others of that Liverie, never used it [sc. circumcision]. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxxix. 96 These Maronites..received the Catholick faith; though soon after..they relapsed to their old errours. 1705 J. Beaumont Hist. Treat. Spirits xii. 367 They instituted various Sacrifices, which sort of Rites and Ceremonies, Mon. Isaack, a Maronite, most elegantly describes in his Syrian Philosophy. 1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. iii. 376 Greeks, Maronites, and other Sects of Christians. 1856 T. H. Horne Introd. Crit. Study Holy Script. (ed. 10) IV. 261 The propaganda at Rome issued an edition in 1703 in Syriac and Carshuni (i.e. Arabic in Syriac letters) for the use of the Maronites. 1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 543/1 Ever since [1216] the Maronites have been stedfast Catholics. 1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) lix. 312 Near the coast, were Lebanon Christians; for the most part Maronites or Greeks. 1977 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. Oct. 7/2 The Maronites came originally from Northern Syria, followers of an obscure Dark Ages priest called Saint Maroun. 1993 J. Johns in Oxf. Illustr. Hist. Christianity v. 203 In Lebanon, the mujāhidūn militia classified the Maronites as ‘crusaders’ and declared the jihād against them. B. adj. Of, relating, or belonging to the Maronites. Usually attributive. ΚΠ 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 215 A Maronite Christian. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 35 The Maronite Bishop of Aleppo. 1787 C. Stonor in B. Ward Dawn Catholic Revival (1909) I. iv. 65 The present Rector [of the English College] was before in ye Maronite College in ye same capacity. 1851 S. G. Goodrich Hist. All Nations I. cxx. 239/1 Part of the inhabitants are Christians, and the town contains two Maronite and two Melkite churches. 1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 543/1 A schism was caused through Greek influence, and a Maronite Patriarch fell away. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 541/2 Aleppo is..the residence of the Greek and Armenian Patriarchs of Antioch, and of Jacobite and Maronite bishops. 1990 Defense Update Internat. No. 99. 54/2 In 1946, France granted Lebanon its independence and since that time Lebanon's three major religious groups—the Maronite Christians, Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims—have uneasily shared power. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1511
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