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Melchite
[
mel
-kahyt
]
Mel·chite
/
ˈmɛl
kaɪt
/
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mel
-kahyt
]
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noun
1.
a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Melchites.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Melkite.
Origin:
1610–20;
<
Medieval Latin
Melchīta
<
Medieval Greek
Melchī́tēs
royalist, equivalent to
melch-
<
Syriac
malkā
king (or < a derivative adj. of appurtenance) +
-ītēs
-ite
1
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Melchite
(ˈmɛlkaɪt)
—
adj
1.
of or relating to the Uniat Greek Catholic Church in Syria, Egypt, and Israel
—
n
2.
a member of this Church
[C17: from Church Latin
Melchīta,
from Medieval Greek
Melkhītēs,
literally: royalist, from Syriac
malkā
king]
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