# Melkitism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Support for the imperial Byzantine church and the Council of Chalcedon during the Monophysite controversies from the 5th century onwards.

## Etymology
From Melkite + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/melkitism