Cop·tic (k p t k)n. The Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts, which survives only as a liturgical language of the Coptic Church. adj. Of or relating to the Copts, the Coptic Church, or the Coptic language. |
Coptic [ˈkɒptɪk]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) an Afro-Asiatic language, written in the Greek alphabet but descended from ancient Egyptian. It was extinct as a spoken language by about 1600 ad but survives in the Coptic Church
adj
1. (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this language
2. (Christian Churches, other) (Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to the Copts
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| Noun | 1. |  Coptic - the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabetEgyptian - the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC |
| Adj. | 1. | Coptic - of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art; "the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt" |
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