UNIATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Uniate mean? 

• UNIATE (noun)
  The noun UNIATE has 1 sense:

1. a member of the Uniat Church

  Familiarity information: UNIATE used as a noun is very rare.

• UNIATE (adjective)
  The adjective UNIATE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: UNIATE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNIATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Uniat Church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Uniat; Uniate; Uniate Christian

Hypernyms ("Uniate" is a kind of...):

Catholic (a member of a Catholic church)

Holonyms ("Uniate" is a member of...):

Uniat Church; Uniate Church (any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy)

• UNIATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Uniate Church (any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy)