Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Eastern Catholic churches.
- noun A member of an Eastern Catholic church.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of one of those communities which have separated from one of the Oriental churches and submitted to the supremacy of the Pope, and to the doctrinal decisions of the Roman Church, while retaining their ancient liturgy, rites, discipline, or other of their distinctive usages to a greater or less extent, but with some important modifications; specifically, one of the United Greeks. See
united . - Of or pertaining to the Uniats.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
Uniate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the Uniat Church
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Instead of United Greek Church, the term Uniat (or Uniate) Church is often used; and in like manner the word Uniats is used instead of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Undoubtedly the institution of a native Uniat hierarchy using the Byzantine Rite would be the first step towards converting Greece.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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While priests and congregations became Uniat, the Bishops of Peremysl and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The Uniat churches of the Byzantine or Greek Rite were almost unknown to the United States some twenty-five years ago [1884].
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Or why not waive the whole question of Illyricum, as Rome eventually waived her objection to the rank of Constantinople, and set up a Uniat
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In Lithuania the persecution of the Uniats had indeed the desired effect, but it brought discredit upon the Russian Government: in 1839, at the instance of Bishop Siemiaszko, 1300 Uniat priests signed a document announcing their desertion to the schism.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Banat, and Bukowina, and a few hundred Uniat Armenians.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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It was to Gennadius that the angry people went after seeing the Uniat services in the great church of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In 1796 all the Uniat dioceses, except Plotsk and Chelm, were suppressed.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The Uniat-Rumanians of the Kingdom of Rumania have no ecclesiastical organization.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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