melchite
NOUN
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
melchite is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1L1C3H4I1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does melchite mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem.
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BROADER
2
An eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor.
SYNONYMS
BROADER