Uniate adj 1: of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox churches that have been received under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and practices and canon law n 1: a member of the Uniat Church [syn: {Uniat}, {Uniate}, {Uniate Christian}]
Uniat \U"ni*at\, Uniate \U"ni*ate\, n. (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. [1913 Webster]