单词 | Melchite |
释义 | Melchite /mel"kuyt/, n. 1. a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in A.D. 451. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Melchites. Also, Melkite. [1610-20; < ML Melchita < MGk Melchítes royalist, equiv. to melch- < Syriac malka king (or < a deriv. adj. of appurtenance) + -ites -ITE1] |
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