Uniat Church

Uniat Church
noun
any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy
Syn: ↑Uniate Church
Hypernyms: ↑Catholic Church
Member Meronyms: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate, ↑Uniate Christian

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