coptic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] (Christianity) of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art | |
Examples: | "the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt" |
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Related terms: | Copt | |
2. | [ noun ] (linguistics,antiquity) the liturgical language of the Coptic Church of Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet | |
Related terms: | Egyptian | |
Similar spelling: |
Coptis |