See Also: Maronite(dictionary)
Maronite(dictionary)
Maronite Church(encyclopedia)

Maronite (iou)



Maronite noun & adjective. E16.
[medieval Latin Maronita, from Maron reputed 5th-cent. founder of the sect: see -ITE1.]
A. noun. A member of a sect of Syrian Christians living chiefly in Lebanon and now in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. E16.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Maronites. E17.