| 1. Melkite [ Synonyms: melchite] | |
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An eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor
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| 2. Melkite [ Synonyms: melchite] | |
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An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
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