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 — or Uniat noun Etymology: Ukrainian uniat, uniyat one in favor of the union of the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, from uniya union, from Polish unija, from Late Latin unio more at union Date: 1833 a Christian of a church adhering to an Eastern … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
