Uniat

U·ni·at  (yn-t, -t) also U·ni·ate (-t, -t)

adj.

Of or relating to any of several Eastern Christian churches that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church but retain their own languages, rites, and codes of canon law.

n.

A member of any of these churches.

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[Russian uniyat, from Polish uniat, the Union of Brest-Litovsk (1596), from unija, union, from Late Latin ni; see union.]

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Uniat [ˈjuːnɪˌæt], Uniate [ˈjuːnɪɪt -ˌeɪt]

adj

(Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) designating any of the Eastern Churches that retain their own liturgy but submit to papal authority

n

(Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) a member of one of these Churches

[from Russian uniyat, from Polish unja union, from Late Latin ūniō; see union]

Uniatism  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Uniat - a member of the Uniat Church Uniate, Uniate Christian Uniat Church, Uniate Church - any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy Catholic - a member of a Catholic church