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.

Noun

Maronite (plural Maronites)

One of a Pre-Arab Semitic Christian ethnoreligious group in the Levant.

Translations

one of a Pre-Arab Semitic Christian ethnoreligious group in the Levant

Armenian: մարոնիտ (maronit), մարոնի (maroni)

Adjective

Maronite (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Maronites.

Translations

Of or pertaining to Maronites

Armenian: մարոնիտյան (maronityan), մարոնի (maroni)

Anagrams

minorate, retinoma, torminae

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