- designating any of the Eastern Churches that retain their own liturgy but submit to papal authority
- a member of one of these Churches
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U•ni•ate
(yo̅o̅′nē it, -āt′),USA pronunciation n.
U′ni•at•ism, n.
- a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Latin ūniō union) + -(y)at
Latin -ātus -ate1 - Polish uni(j)a
- Ukrainian uni(y)át, equivalent. to úni(ya) the Union of Brest-Litovsk (1596), an acceptance of papal supremacy by some Orthodox clerics in Poland (
- 1825–35
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Uniat /ˈjuːnɪˌæt/, Uniate /ˈjuːnɪɪt; -ˌeɪt/ adj
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