1. 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
   - Melchite 
2. An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
   - Melchite

Derived forms: Melkites

Type of: Christian

Encyclopedia: Melkite

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