- a variation of Uniate.
Uniat
Britishadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Uniat
C19: from Russian uniyat, from Polish unja union, from Late Latin ūniō; see union
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Both Orthodox and Uniat faithful, the Ukrainians declared, have been forced to adopt Roman Catholicism.
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Uniat churches, often called "Greek Catholic," are churches of the Near East recognizing the papacy and all Roman Catholic dogma.
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Uniat churches exist because of a Catholic policy similar to the old trust builder's maxim: If you can't lick them, join them.
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In one such Uniat sect, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, two friends began laboring years ago.
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The Armenian Uniat Church is partly under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic bishop of Transylvania, and partly under that of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Kalocsa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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