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Maronite /ˈmarənʌɪt /nounA member of a Christian sect of Syrian origin, living chiefly in Lebanon and in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.Early writing and publishing came from the Lebanese Christian Maronites sect as the political and authoritative powers of Lebanon were concentrated in their hands....- Encouraged by the vigorous efforts of Anglo-French missionaries to spread education in Mount Lebanon, Christian Maronites moved toward establishing their own schools.
- The country has Muslim Shiites, Sunnis, Druzes and Christian Maronites, and Greek Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox.
adjectiveRelating to the Maronites: a wealthy Maronite businessman...- In 1920, Maronite Catholics were probably 40 percent of the population, and with Greek Orthodox and others the Christian population came to 51 percent.
- In 1585 a religious school for Maronite men was established in Rome.
- This evening, I go to Mass at the local Maronite parish and speak there.
Origin Early 16th century: from medieval Latin Maronita, from the name of John Maro, a 5th-century Syrian religious leader, who may have been the first Maronite patriarch. |