Maronite

American  

[mar-uh-nahyt] / ˈmær əˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.

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Maronite British  

/ ˈmærəˌnaɪt /

noun

1. Christianity a member of a body of Uniats of Syrian origin, now living chiefly in Lebanon

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Etymology

Origin of Maronite

1505–15; < Late Latin Marōnīta, named after St. Maron, 4th-century monk, founder of the sect; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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Maronite

The Maronite Patriarchate expressed "deep disappointment" on Sunday over the cancellation for "security reasons" of a humanitarian convoy jointly set up by the Vatican's envoy to Lebanon.

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

By convention, Lebanon’s president must be from the Maronite Church, part of the Catholic Church.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

Aitou, a Maronite Christian community located in the mountains near the north-western coastal city of Tripoli, was not a place which would have expected to be attacked.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024

Congregants raise their hands during prayer service at Mar Maroun Maronite Church.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

Opposite S. Pietro in Vincoli is a convent of Maronite monks, in whose garden is a tall palm-tree, perhaps the finest in Rome.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.