(n) 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. Melchite
(n) pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in 1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914), Syn. Giuseppe Sarto, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 ]