1. uniate - Noun
2. uniate - Adjective
A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs Uniate religious practices had become more Latinized, Orthodoxy in this region drew even closer into dependence on the Russian Orthodox Church. Source: Internet
In 1596, the Union of Brest split the Eastern Christians of the Commonwealth to create the Uniate Church of the Eastern Rite, but subject to the authority of the pope. Source: Internet
In 1596, they set up the "Greek-Catholic" or Uniate Church ; it dominates western Ukraine to this day. Source: Internet
It is therefore inaccurate to refer to it as a "Uniate" Church. Source: Internet
These provisions were later strengthened by Clement VII and Paul III and went far to settle the constant disputes between the Latins and Uniate Greeks. Source: Internet