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Melchite: Meaning and Definition of

Mel•chite

Pronunciation: (mel'kīt), [key]
— 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.
  1. of or pertaining to the Melchites.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Melchior Melchizedek
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