1) Christian 2) Melchite 1) Melchite 
The term Melkite, also written Melchite, refers to various Byzantine Rite Christian churches and their members originating in the Middle East. The word comes from the Syriac word malkoyo ({Script/Serto|ܡܠܟܝܐ}), and the Arabic word Malakī (ملكي, meaning `royal`, and by extension, `imperial`). When used in an ecclesiastical sense, it r...
Melchite noun an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem