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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a member of the Uniat Church;
[syn: Uniat, Uniate, Uniate Christian]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. 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;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Uniate adj 1: 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 n 1: a member of the Uniat Church [syn: Uniat, Uniate, Uniate Christian]