Uniate church

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• Uniate Church — noun any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy • Syn: ↑Uniat Church • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic Church • Member Meronyms: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate, ↑Uniate Christian …   Useful english dictionary

• Uniate — I noun a member of the Uniat Church • Syn: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate Christian • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic • Member Holonyms: ↑Uniat Church, ↑Uniate Church …   Useful english dictionary

• church — n. 1) to consecrate, dedicate a church 2) to attend, go to church 3) the Catholic; Christian; (Eastern) Orthodox; Protestant; Uniate church 4) the Anglican; Baptist; Christian Science; Congregational; Episcopal; Lutheran; Mennonite; Methodist;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Uniate Christian — noun a member of the Uniat Church • Syn: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic • Member Holonyms: ↑Uniat Church, ↑Uniate Church …   Useful english dictionary

• Uniate — [yo͞on′ē at΄, yo͞on′ē ityo͞o′nē it, yo͞o′nēāt΄] n. [Russ uniyat < uniya, the union establishing this church < VL unio, UNION] a member of any Eastern Christian Church in union with the Roman Catholic Church but with its own rite, customs,… …   English World dictionary

• Uniate — pertaining to an Eastern Christian church that acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope, 1833, from Rus. uniyat, from unia unity, union, from L. unus one (see ONE (Cf. one)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Uniate — Églises catholiques orientales Les Églises catholiques orientales forment une des branches des Églises chrétiennes orientales. Elles se caractérisent par le fait d être en communion avec l évêque de Rome (le Pape), dont elles reconnaissent la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Uniate — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Uniate — or Uniat noun Etymology: Ukrainian uniat, uniyat one in favor of the union of the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, from uniya union, from Polish unija, from Late Latin unio more at union Date: 1833 a Christian of a church adhering to an Eastern …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Uniate — Uniatism, n. /yooh nee it, ayt /, n. a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite. Also, Uniat /yooh …   Universalium

• Uniate — U•ni•ate [[t]ˈyu ni ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] also U•ni•at [[t] ˌæt[/t]] n. rel a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy,… …   From formal English to slang