Melkite

[ mel-kahyt ]
/ ˈmɛl kaɪt /

noun, adjective

Melchite.

Definition for melkite (2 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for melkite

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