melchite

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}, {Melchite}]
    2: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the
       patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn:
       {Melkite}, {Melchite}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Melchite \Mel"chite\, n. [Heb. melek king.] (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.
   [1913 Webster]