Uniate Church

UK/ˈjuː.ni.eɪt ˌtʃɜːtʃ/US/ˈjuː.ni.eɪt ˌtʃɝːtʃ/

proper noun

Any of several Christian Churches, mostly from Eastern Europe, that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, but use their own language and customs.

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Eastern Catholic ChurchUniat Church
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Meanings

proper nounUniate Church (countable and uncountable, plural Uniate Churches)

plural Uniate Churches · alternative Uniat Church

  1. countableuncountableAny of several Christian Churches, mostly from Eastern Europe, that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, but use their own language and customs.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Uniate Church.

    Synonyms: Eastern Catholic Church

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAny of several Christian Churches, mostly from Eastern Europe, that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, but use their own language and customs.

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Eastern Catholic Church

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy

Similar
Uniat Church
Broader
Catholic Church

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“Uniate Church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uniate%20Church. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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