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(n)
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
(n)
an
Orthodox
Christian
or
Uniate
Christian
belonging
to
the
patriachate
of
Alexandria
or
Antioch
or
Jerusalem
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