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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox churches that have been received under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and practices and canon law n
1: a member of the Uniat Church [syn: Uniat, Uniate, Uniate Christian]

Merriam Webster's

or Uniat noun Etymology: Ukrainian uniat, uniyat one in favor of the union of the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, from uniya union, from Polish unija, from Late Latin unio — more at union Date: 1833 a Christian of a church adhering to an Eastern rite and discipline but submitting to papal authority • Uniate adjective

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Uniat U"ni*at, Uniate U"ni*ate, n. (Eccl.) A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.