| NOUN | person | Melkite, Melchite | 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 |
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| person | Melkite, Melchite | an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | Melchite | |
| Broader | Christian | A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
| Meaning | An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem. | |
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| Synonym | Melchite | |
| Broader | Christian | A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
| Spanish | melquita | |
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