Coptic
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Coptic — may refer to: The Copts: were a major ethnic group in Egypt. This term described all the people living in Egypt under Roman rule during the 4th to 6th centuries A.D., and until the Muslims took over. The Coptic language, the final stage of the… … Wikipedia
Coptic — [käp′tik] n. [ModL Coptus, earlier Cophtus < Ar Quft, Qift, the Copts < Coptic Gyptios < Gr Aigyptios, Egyptian] the Afroasiatic language of the Copts, derived from ancient Egyptian and attested from the 3d cent. A.D.: now used only in… … English World dictionary
Coptic — ► NOUN ▪ the language of the Copts, which survives only in the Coptic Church. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the Copts or their language … English terms dictionary
Coptic — Cop tic (k[o^]p t[i^]k), a. [Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius an Egyptian, Gr. ?, Ar. kibt[=i], pl. kibt.] Of or pertaining to the Copts. n. The language of the Copts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coptic — /kop tik/, n. 1. an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church. adj. 2. of or pertaining to Coptic or… … Universalium
Coptic — The final phase of the Egyptian language and writing in which Greek script, with the addition of six new letters, was used to write ancient Egyptian. It is believed that the script was developed by Christians to spread their faith to the… … Ancient Egypt
Coptic — The language of ancient Egypt, into which some Greek words had been introduced; it was spoken in four dialects from the 3rd to the 10th cents.CE. The NT was translated into each of the four. A number of Gnostic [[➝ Gnosticism]] works in Coptic… … Dictionary of the Bible
Coptic — The term can refer to the language of the Copts (q.v.) as well as the script in which it is written. Coptic originated in the first century A.D., using the Greek alphabet supplemented by seven signs from the demotic. Today Coptic is used only… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Coptic — [[t]kɒ̱ptɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Coptic means belonging or relating to a part of the Christian Church which was started in Egypt. The Coptic Church is among the oldest churches of Christianity … English dictionary
