English Explanatory Dictionary

Uniat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative spelling of Uniate
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Uniate.

Pronunciation

yo͞oʹnē-ăt' yo͞oʹnē-ĭt' /ˈjuː.niːˌæt/ /ˈjuː.niːˌɪt/

Word forms

Uniat Uniats

Etymology

19th c., borrowed from Russian униат (uniat, “a united Greek”, noun), from Polish uniat (“one having the characteristics of union”), from unia (“union”) + -at (“-ate”), from Latin ūniō (“union”).

Synonyms

Eastern Catholic
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