Maronite

Maronite

See also: maronite

English

Etymology

Maron +‎ -ite, after the Syriac saint Mar Maron, whose followers moved to Mount Lebanon from northern Syria, establishing the Maronite Church, from Latin Maron, from Ancient Greek Μάρων (Márōn), from Classical Syriac ܡܪܘܢ‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmærəˌnaɪt/

Adjective

Maronite (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Maronite Church

Translations

of or pertaining to the Maronite Church

Arabic: مَارُونِيّ‎ (mārūniyy) Armenian: մարոնիտյան (maronityan), մարոնի (maroni) French: maronite (fr) German: maronitisch (de) Italian: maronita (it) Persian: مارونی‎ (mâruni) Polish: maronicki (pl) Portuguese: maronita Russian: марони́тский (ru) (maronítskij) Turkish: Mârûnî

Noun

Maronite (plural Maronites)

1. A member of the Maronite Church.

Translations

member of the Maronite Church

Arabic: مَارُونِيّ‎ m (mārūniyy), مَارُونِيَّة‎ f (mārūniyya) Aramaic: Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ‎ m, ܡܪܘܢܝܬܐ‎ f Armenian: մարոնիտ (maronit), մարոնի (maroni) French: maronite (fr) m or f German: Maronit m, Maronitin f Italian: maronita (it) m or f Persian: مارونی‎ (mâruni) Polish: maronita (pl) m, maronitka (pl) f Portuguese: maronita m or f Russian: марони́т (ru) m (maronít) Spanish: maronita m or f Turkish: Mârûnî

Hypernyms

• Eastern Catholic
• Uniate

Coordinate terms

• Armenian Catholic
• Coptic Catholic
• Eritrean Catholic
• Ethiopian Catholic
• Greek Catholic
• Syriac Catholic

Derived terms

• Maronitic
• Maronitism

Anagrams

• minorate, retinoma, torminae