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Mel·chite | \ ˈmel-ˌkīt 
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or Melkite
Definition of Melchite
1 : an Eastern Christian chiefly of Syria and Egypt adhering to Chalcedonian orthodoxy in preference to Monophysitism
2 : a member of a Uniate body derived from the Melchites
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The first known use of Melchite was in 1615
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