Uniate (adj.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: uniate ]

    Uniate (n.)

  1. a member of the Uniat Church

    [ Syn: uniat , uniate , uniate christian ]

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