Maronite

(mar′ə nīt′)

noun

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

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

See Maronite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of a Christian Uniat church, chiefly of Lebanon, the liturgy of which is written in Syriac.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin marōnīta

Origin: , after Maro, fourth-century A.D. Syrian religious leader

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