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Uniate - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Uniate : adj : of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox
churches that have been received under the jurisdiction
of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and
practices and canon law [syn: Uniate]
(noun)
1: a member of the Uniat Church [syn: Uniat, Uniate, Uniate
Christian]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Uniat \U"ni*at\,Uniate : \U"ni*ate\, n. (Eccl.)
A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges
the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks.
Also used adjectively.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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