Melkite
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Melkite
- /ˈmɛlkaɪt/ US
- /ˈmɛlkʌɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin Melchita, from Medieval Greek Μελχίτης (Melkhítēs), from Classical Syriac ܡܠܟܝܐ (malkāyāʾ, “royal; royalist”) + Medieval Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). See these for more.
noun Melkites · Melchite
- In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor. [...] increasingly a majority in the Egyptian Church as well as other strongholds of Miaphysitism denounced Chalcedonian Christians as ‘Dyophysites’ and sneered at them as ‘the emperor's people’ – Melchites.
- A member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch or the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; ellipsis of Orthodox Melkite.
- A member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; ellipsis of Catholic Melkite.
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Talk about this word "Melkite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/melkite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Melkite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/melkite "Melkite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/melkite.Cite this
@misc{melkite_2026,
title = {Melkite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/melkite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
