Melchite

or Mel·kite

[ mel-kahyt ]

/ ˈmɛl kaɪt /

noun

a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.

adjective

of or relating to the Melchites.

Origin of Melchite

1610–20; <Medieval Latin Melchīta<Medieval Greek Melchī́tēs royalist, equivalent to melch-<Syriac malkā king (or < a derivative adj. of appurtenance) + -ītēs-ite¹

Words nearby Melchite

Melbourne Cup, Melburnian, Melchers, Melchiades, Melchior, Melchite, Melchizedek, meld, melder, Meldrew, Meleager

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Example sentences from the Web for Melchite

Melampus, the chief shipbuilder, was a Greek and a zealous Melchite, though he no longer dared to confess his creed openly.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
A grandson of Menas, the brother of two martyrs for our glorious faith, married to a Melchite!
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
This proved to be the Melchite patriarch, for in those days Koptic priests practised medicine and cultivated other sciences.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12)|S. Rappoport
And what business had a Melchite at Memphis, under the roof of a good Jacobite?
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers

He had come to-night prompted by his desire to see the condemned Melchite.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for Melchite

Melchite

/ (ˈmɛlkaɪt) Eastern Churches /

adjective

of or relating to the Uniat Greek Catholic Church in Syria, Egypt, and Israel

noun

a member of this Church

Word Origin for Melchite

C17: from Church Latin Melchīta, from Medieval Greek Melkhītēs, literally: royalist, from Syriac malkā king

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单词	melchite
释义	Melchite or Mel·kite [ mel-kahyt ] / ˈmɛl kaɪt / noun a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451. adjective of or relating to the Melchites. Origin of Melchite 1610–20; <Medieval Latin Melchīta<Medieval Greek Melchī́tēs royalist, equivalent to melch-<Syriac malkā king (or < a derivative adj. of appurtenance) + -ītēs-ite¹ Words nearby Melchite Melbourne Cup, Melburnian, Melchers, Melchiades, Melchior, Melchite, Melchizedek, meld, melder, Meldrew, Meleager Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Melchite Melampus, the chief shipbuilder, was a Greek and a zealous Melchite, though he no longer dared to confess his creed openly. The Bride of the Nile, Complete\|Georg Ebers A grandson of Menas, the brother of two martyrs for our glorious faith, married to a Melchite! The Bride of the Nile, Complete\|Georg Ebers This proved to be the Melchite patriarch, for in those days Koptic priests practised medicine and cultivated other sciences. History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12)\|S. Rappoport And what business had a Melchite at Memphis, under the roof of a good Jacobite? The Bride of the Nile, Complete\|Georg Ebers He had come to-night prompted by his desire to see the condemned Melchite. The Bride of the Nile, Complete\|Georg Ebers British Dictionary definitions for Melchite Melchite / (ˈmɛlkaɪt) Eastern Churches / adjective of or relating to the Uniat Greek Catholic Church in Syria, Egypt, and Israel noun a member of this Church Word Origin for Melchite C17: from Church Latin Melchīta, from Medieval Greek Melkhītēs, literally: royalist, from Syriac malkā king 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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