Melkite
/ˈmɛlkʌɪt
/noun
1An Orthodox or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Antioch, Jerusalem, or Alexandria.The recent attempt at reunification between the Catholic Melkite and the Orthodox in the Antiochean church took their common heritage as the basis of a projected merger....
- Arab Christians are divided between Eastern rite churches and the Latin rite churches (Maronites, Melkite, and Chaldean).
- In some of those countries, particularly in the Middle East, he has encountered vibrant Catholic communities belonging to the eastern rites, including the Maronites, Copts, Melkites, Syriac, Armenians and Chaldean Catholics.
1.1 historical An Eastern Christian adhering to the Orthodox faith as defined by the councils of Ephesus (ad 431) and Chalcedon (ad 451) and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor.Michel Sayde, an Eastern Orthodox Melkite priest from Lebanon, also cautiously believes that the Marolly house is blessed.
Origin
Early 17th century: via Church Latin from Byzantine Greek Melkhitai, plural representing Syriac malkāyā 'royalists' (i.e. expressing agreement with the Byzantine emperor), from malkā 'king'.
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