Maronite
noun
Mar·o·nite
ˈmer-ə-ˌnīt 
ˈma-rə-
: a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy
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The statement was signed by USCCB President Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and Bishop Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon.
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2024
The institutions of Lebanon's democracy were formed when Maronite Christians were the plural majority, followed by Sunni Muslims, then Shia Muslims, and finally minorities such as the Greek Orthodox and Druze.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2010
Those figures also include Maronite Christians, a closely related group.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
Lebanon has been without a president—a position traditionally reserved for Maronite Christians—for nearly two years because its politicians have failed to resolve a broader political crisis that has paralyzed the country.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2016
Mitchell’s father was born in Ireland but adopted by a Maine family that raised him Maronite Catholic.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023
Among those who rejected the move was the small nation’s largest church, the Maronite Church.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2023
Hezbollah’s current partners, especially the Free Patriotic Movement, the Maronite Christian party of President Michel Aoun, could lose some of their seats, according to analysts and political observers.
—Nazih Osseiran, WSJ, 15 May 2022
Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2024
The institutions of Lebanon's democracy were formed when Maronite Christians were the plural majority, followed by Sunni Muslims, then Shia Muslims, and finally minorities such as the Greek Orthodox and Druze.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2010
Those figures also include Maronite Christians, a closely related group.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
Lebanon has been without a president—a position traditionally reserved for Maronite Christians—for nearly two years because its politicians have failed to resolve a broader political crisis that has paralyzed the country.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2016
Mitchell’s father was born in Ireland but adopted by a Maine family that raised him Maronite Catholic.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023
Among those who rejected the move was the small nation’s largest church, the Maronite Church.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2023
Hezbollah’s current partners, especially the Free Patriotic Movement, the Maronite Christian party of President Michel Aoun, could lose some of their seats, according to analysts and political observers.
—Nazih Osseiran, WSJ, 15 May 2022
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