Mel·kite or Mel·chite (m l k t)n. 1. A member of the Christian churches in Egypt and Syria that accepted the Council of Chalcedon. 2. A member of a Christian church using the Byzantine rite and belonging to the patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch, or Jerusalem, especially a Uniat Christian. [New Latin Melch tae, Melkites, from Medieval Greek Melkhtai, from Aramaic malk ye, pl. of malky, royal, royalist, from malk, king; see mlk in Semitic roots.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  Melkite - 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 emperorChristian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
| 2. | Melkite - an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
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