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

Examples of Maronite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nolte said that Christians in Israel hold prominent positions, noting that the provost of the University of Haifa is a Maronite Christian and that Christian communities in the country report relatively high income levels. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026

She was born in Beirut in 1931 to a wealthy Maronite Christian family; her father, Bechara el-Khoury, became Lebanon’s first president after independence from France in 1943. — Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026

In recent days, video footage of Father Najib Amil, a Maronite Catholic priest in the mostly Christian village of Rmeich, Lebanon — about a mile, as the crow flies, from the Israeli border — has gone viral on social media. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026

In his annual Easter homily, Patriarch Beshara al-Rai of Lebanon’s Maronite Church blamed both Hezbollah and Israel for the suffering wrought by the war. — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin maronita, from Maron-, Maro 5th century a.d. Syrian monk

First Known Use

1511, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Maronite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite