Maronite
noun
Mar·o·nite
ˈmer-ə-ˌnīt 
ˈma-rə-
: a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy
Examples of Maronite in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The post of president - the highest Christian role in the country - is reserved for Maronite Catholics.
—
Andrea Shalal and Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
The country was divided into close to 20 sects, including those for Druze and Christian, or Maronite Catholic, populations and Sunni and Shiite Muslim populations, paving the way for political rivalries and polarization.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces—a predominantly Christian Maronite party—and a presidential hopeful, announced on November 6 that his group was ready to elect a president without the participation of the Shiite community.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
The Lebanese presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian (each of the top leadership jobs in Lebanon’s government is assigned by law to a particular religious community).
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The displacement, in which some Lebanese have had to seek new shelter multiple times, said Gebran Bassil, who leads the Free Patriotic Movement, a Maronite Christian party allied with Hezbollah, evokes the mass evacuations seen in Gaza.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The president has always been a member of Lebanon’s Maronite Christian group, and the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, with lesser positions and representation for the country’s other religions like the Druze, Shia Muslims, and other Christian sects.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Regional and sometimes international powers have a big say over who gets to be elected as president from the Christian Maronite community and who gets to be appointed as prime minister from the Sunni community.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2016
Its residents were nearly all members of the Maronite Catholic Church.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Andrea Shalal and Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
The country was divided into close to 20 sects, including those for Druze and Christian, or Maronite Catholic, populations and Sunni and Shiite Muslim populations, paving the way for political rivalries and polarization.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces—a predominantly Christian Maronite party—and a presidential hopeful, announced on November 6 that his group was ready to elect a president without the participation of the Shiite community.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
The Lebanese presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian (each of the top leadership jobs in Lebanon’s government is assigned by law to a particular religious community).
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The displacement, in which some Lebanese have had to seek new shelter multiple times, said Gebran Bassil, who leads the Free Patriotic Movement, a Maronite Christian party allied with Hezbollah, evokes the mass evacuations seen in Gaza.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The president has always been a member of Lebanon’s Maronite Christian group, and the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, with lesser positions and representation for the country’s other religions like the Druze, Shia Muslims, and other Christian sects.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Regional and sometimes international powers have a big say over who gets to be elected as president from the Christian Maronite community and who gets to be appointed as prime minister from the Sunni community.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2016
Its residents were nearly all members of the Maronite Catholic Church.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Dictionary Entries Near Maronite
Cite this Entry
“Maronite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maronite. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share