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- [mel-kahyt]
- /ˈmɛl kaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mel-kahyt]
- /ˈmɛl kaɪt/
Definitions of melchite word
- noun melchite a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451. 1
- adjective melchite of or relating to the Melchites. 1
- adjective melchite of or relating to the Uniat Greek Catholic Church in Syria, Egypt, and Israel 0
- noun melchite a member of this Church 0
- noun melchite a member of the Eastern Church of the Byzantine rite, as in Egypt, Israel, and Syria 0
- noun melchite Alternative form of Melkite. 0
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Origin of melchite
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Medieval Latin Melchīta < Medieval Greek Melchī́tēs royalist, equivalent to melch- < Syriac malkā king (or < a derivative adj. of appurtenance) + -ītēs -ite1
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Parts of speech for Melchite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
melchite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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