melkite

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melkite (enc)

Noun	1.	Melkite - 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 Melchite Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
	2.	Melkite - an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem Melchite Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

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