Melchite

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A form of Melkite — In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor.

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Meanings

nounMelchite (plural Melchites)

plural Melchites

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Melkite.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan 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

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nounan Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Thelemic
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APA

Melchite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melchite

MLA

“Melchite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melchite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melchite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melchite.

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