Synonyms of melchite

Noun


1. Melkite, Melchite, Christian

usage: 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

2. Melkite, Melchite, Christian

usage: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem

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