出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/27 00:23 UTC 版)
The term Melkite, also written Melchite, is used to refer to various Byzantine Rite Christian churches and their members originating in the Middle East. The word comes from the Syriac word malkāyā (Syriac: ܡܠܟܝܐ), and the Arabic word Malakī (Arabic: ملكي, meaning "royal", and by extension, "imperial"). The majority of Melkites are of Greek, Early Christian (Jewish Christian, Syro-Phoenician, Syrian), and Assyrian/Syriac (Syrian Aramaean) ethnicity and heritage.