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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Mel·chite /ˈmɛlˌkaɪt/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mel·chite n.  Eccl. Hist. One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Melchite
      n 1: an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the
           Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in
           451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor [syn: Melkite]
      2: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the
         patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn: Melkite]