Maronite

[ mar-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈmær əˌnaɪt /

noun

a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.

Also called Maronite Christian.

Origin of Maronite

1505–15; <Late Latin Marōnīta, named after St. Maron, 4th-century monk, founder of the sect; see -ite¹

Words nearby Maronite

marmot, Marne, Maroc, marocain, Maroni, Maronite, maroon, Maroon Peak, maroquin, maror, Maros

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Example sentences from the Web for Maronite

This happened more than once to right-wing Maronite forces, a left-wing/Palestinian alliance, Israel, and, eventually, even Syria.
Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?|Hussein Ibish|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is a spring of massacres, destruction and violence, as Patriarch Beshara al-Rai, the head of Lebanon's Maronite Church, put it.
The Arab Spring Turns Cold|David Frum|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Among the Maronite and Greek sects, their 285priests tell the people that they can forgive sins.
The Women of the Arabs|Henry Harris Jessup
From dark hallways men and women pour forth and hasten to the Maronite church.
Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis

The Maronite clergy exercised an unquestioned influence over their flocks.
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli
A Maronite woman in the Lebanon mountains, Syria, had lost a baby three or four weeks old,—her first baby boy.
The Child in the Midst|Mary Schauffler Labaree
The northern passes are not guarded by Maronite or by Druse.'
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for Maronite

Maronite

/ (ˈmærəˌnaɪt) /

noun

Christianity a member of a body of Uniats of Syrian origin, now living chiefly in Lebanon

Word Origin for Maronite

C16: from Late Latin Marōnīta, after Maro, 5th-century Syrian monk

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单词	maronite
释义	Maronite [ mar-uh-nahyt ] / ˈmær əˌnaɪt / noun a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch. Also called Maronite Christian. Origin of Maronite 1505–15; <Late Latin Marōnīta, named after St. Maron, 4th-century monk, founder of the sect; see -ite¹ Words nearby Maronite marmot, Marne, Maroc, marocain, Maroni, Maronite, maroon, Maroon Peak, maroquin, maror, Maros Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Maronite This happened more than once to right-wing Maronite forces, a left-wing/Palestinian alliance, Israel, and, eventually, even Syria. Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?\|Hussein Ibish\|August 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It is a spring of massacres, destruction and violence, as Patriarch Beshara al-Rai, the head of Lebanon's Maronite Church, put it. The Arab Spring Turns Cold\|David Frum\|March 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Among the Maronite and Greek sects, their 285priests tell the people that they can forgive sins. The Women of the Arabs\|Henry Harris Jessup From dark hallways men and women pour forth and hasten to the Maronite church. Children of the Tenements\|Jacob A. Riis The Maronite clergy exercised an unquestioned influence over their flocks. Tancred\|Benjamin Disraeli A Maronite woman in the Lebanon mountains, Syria, had lost a baby three or four weeks old,—her first baby boy. The Child in the Midst\|Mary Schauffler Labaree The northern passes are not guarded by Maronite or by Druse.' Tancred\|Benjamin Disraeli British Dictionary definitions for Maronite Maronite / (ˈmærəˌnaɪt) / noun Christianity a member of a body of Uniats of Syrian origin, now living chiefly in Lebanon Word Origin for Maronite C16: from Late Latin Marōnīta, after Maro, 5th-century Syrian monk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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