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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024U•ni•ate (yo̅o̅′nē it, -āt′),USA pronunciation n. - a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
Also, U•ni•at (yo̅o̅′nē at′).USA pronunciation - Latin ūniō union) + -(y)at Latin -ātus -ate1
- Polish uni(j)a
- Ukrainian uni(y)át, equivalent. to úni(ya) the Union of Brest-Litovsk (1596), an acceptance of papal supremacy by some Orthodox clerics in Poland (
- 1825–35
U′ni•at•ism, n. |