- Uniate Christian
- nouna member of the Uniat Church• Hypernyms: ↑Catholic• Member Holonyms: ↑Uniat Church, ↑Uniate Church
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Uniate — I noun a member of the Uniat Church • Syn: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate Christian • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic • Member Holonyms: ↑Uniat Church, ↑Uniate Church … Useful english dictionary
Uniate Church — noun any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy • Syn: ↑Uniat Church • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic Church • Member Meronyms: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate, ↑Uniate Christian … Useful english dictionary
Uniate — pertaining to an Eastern Christian church that acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope, 1833, from Rus. uniyat, from unia unity, union, from L. unus one (see ONE (Cf. one)) … Etymology dictionary
Uniate — [yo͞on′ē at΄, yo͞on′ē ityo͞o′nē it, yo͞o′nēāt΄] n. [Russ uniyat < uniya, the union establishing this church < VL unio, UNION] a member of any Eastern Christian Church in union with the Roman Catholic Church but with its own rite, customs,… … English World dictionary
Christian Church — This article is about followers of Jesus Christ in general. For particular communities with similar names, see Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) or Christian churches and churches of Christ. Part of a series on Christianity … Wikipedia
Uniate — or Uniat noun Etymology: Ukrainian uniat, uniyat one in favor of the union of the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, from uniya union, from Polish unija, from Late Latin unio more at union Date: 1833 a Christian of a church adhering to an Eastern … New Collegiate Dictionary
Uniate — [ ju:nɪeɪt] (also Uniat) adjective of or denoting a Christian community in eastern Europe or the Near East acknowledging papal supremacy but with its own liturgy. noun a member of a Uniate community. Origin C19: from Russ. uniat, from uniya, from … English new terms dictionary
Uniate — adjective Of or pertaining to any of several Christian Churches, mostly from Eastern Europe, that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, but use there own language and customs … Wiktionary
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 … Useful english dictionary
Melchite — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑Christian 2. an Orthodox Christian or Uniate… … Useful english dictionary
