'Melchite' definitions:
Definition of 'Melchite'
(from WordNet)
noun
An eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor [syn: Melkite, Melchite]
noun
An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn: Melkite, Melchite]
Definition of 'Melchite'
From: GCIDE
- Melchite \Mel"chite\, n. [Heb. melek king.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church. [1913 Webster]