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Uniat, Uniate|ˈjuːnɪæt, -ət|
[ad. Russ. uniyat, f. uniya union (spec. the united Greek and Roman Catholic Churches), f. L. ūni-, ūnus one.]
A Russian, Polish, or other member of that part of the Greek Church which, while retaining its own liturgy, acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope and is in communion with the Roman Catholic Church; a United Greek.
1833R. Pinkerton Russia 82 The inroads of the Uniats among the members of the Greek Church. 1863Edwards Polish Captivity II. 61 As a Uniate he acknowledges the authority of the Pope. 1883A. Beresford-Hope Worship & Order 127 The restoration of the uniates to Eastern communion.
b. attrib. or as adj. Of, adhering or pertaining to, or denominating the United Greek Church.
1855Pict. Chr. Heroism 37 The Greek-uniat curé of Jansff. 1885Ch. Quarterly Rev. Apr. 162 In Russia, the once powerful Uniat Church has declined. 1905Times 22 Sept. 7 The much persecuted Uniate or Greek Catholic creed.
Add: Hence ˈUniatism n., the Christianity of the Uniate Church; also, the adoption of some Roman Catholic doctrine by Orthodox or other Christians.
1935D. Attwater Catholic Eastern Churches iii. 30 ‘Uniatism’ has recently come into use to designate this process by which Catholics of Eastern rites tend to become de-orientalized, neglecting the study of the Eastern Fathers and the early Councils. 1976Survey Spring 149 Soviet sources reveal the continued vitality of Uniatism. 1990Church Times 12 Jan. 8 Ukrainian uniatism had..a patchy history. In the late 19th century, Tsar Alexander II tried to abolish it, unsuccessfully. |