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UNIATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Uniat Church

Synonyms:

Uniat; Uniate; Uniate Christian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Uniate" is a kind of...):

Catholic (a member of a Catholic church)

Holonyms ("Uniate" is a member of...):

Uniat Church; Uniate Church (any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Uniate Church (any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy)

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