Melchite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Melchite \Mel"chite\, n. [Heb. melek king.] (Eccl. Hist.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Melchite
       n 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 [syn: {Melkite}]
       2: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the
          patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn: {Melkite}]