New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
uniate — [ ynjat ] n. et adj. • 1853; russe ouniyat, de ouniya « union »; lat. ecclés. unio ♦ Relig. Se dit de chacune des Églises chrétiennes orientales qui acceptent les dogmes du catholicisme, reconnaissent l autorité du pape, tout en conservant leur… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Uniate — pertaining to an Eastern Christian church that acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope, 1833, from Rus. uniyat, from unia unity, union, from L. unus one (see ONE (Cf. one)) … Etymology dictionary
Uniate — [yo͞on′ē at΄, yo͞on′ē ityo͞o′nē it, yo͞o′nēāt΄] n. [Russ uniyat < uniya, the union establishing this church < VL unio, UNION] a member of any Eastern Christian Church in union with the Roman Catholic Church but with its own rite, customs,… … English World dictionary
Uniate — Églises catholiques orientales Les Églises catholiques orientales forment une des branches des Églises chrétiennes orientales. Elles se caractérisent par le fait d être en communion avec l évêque de Rome (le Pape), dont elles reconnaissent la… … Wikipédia en Français
Uniate — I noun a member of the Uniat Church • Syn: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate Christian • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic • Member Holonyms: ↑Uniat Church, ↑Uniate Church … Useful english dictionary
Uniate — Uniat U ni*at, Uniate U ni*ate, n. (Eccl.) A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Uniate — [ ju:nɪeɪt] (also Uniat) adjective of or denoting a Christian community in eastern Europe or the Near East acknowledging papal supremacy but with its own liturgy. noun a member of a Uniate community. Origin C19: from Russ. uniat, from uniya, from … English new terms dictionary
Uniate Christian — noun a member of the Uniat Church • Syn: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic • Member Holonyms: ↑Uniat Church, ↑Uniate Church … Useful english dictionary
Uniate Church — noun any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy • Syn: ↑Uniat Church • Hypernyms: ↑Catholic Church • Member Meronyms: ↑Uniat, ↑Uniate, ↑Uniate Christian … Useful english dictionary
Uniate — Uniatism, n. /yooh nee it, ayt /, n. a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite. Also, Uniat /yooh … Universalium
