Melkite

n. 默尔启；麦尔基；麦勒卡（宗教）

发音

US /ˈmɛlkaɪt/
UK /ˈmɛlkʌɪt/

词形变化

Melkites 复数 Melkites

别名

Melchite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch or the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; ellipsis of Orthodox Melkite.

  3. 3.

    A member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; ellipsis of Catholic Melkite.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

Melchite

上位词 1

christian

相关短语

Melkite Aramaic

词源

From Latin Melchita, from Byzantine Greek Μελχίτης (Melkhítēs), from Classical Syriac ܡܠܟܝܐ (malkāyāʾ, “royal; royalist”) + Byzantine Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). See these for more.

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