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Maronite definition

Maro·nite (mar′ə nīt′)

noun

a member of an Eastern Church, originally heterodox but now in communion with the Western Church

Etymology: ML Maronita, after Maro (lit., master), 5th-c. Syrian monk, founder of the sect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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