Definition of Maronite

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Mar·o·nite    (mr-nt) KEY 

NOUN:

A member of a Christian Uniat church, chiefly of Lebanon, the liturgy of which is written in Syriac.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin marnta, after Maro , fourth-century a.d. Syrian religious leader

OTHER FORMS:
Maro·nite(Adjective)