Catholic Dictionary
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AZYMITES
A term of reproach used by dissenting Byzantines after 1053 in speaking of Catholics, Armenians, and Maronites, because of the celebration of the eucharist with unleavened bread by the Maronites. It remains one of the principal grievances against the Church of Rome.
