Coptics

Cop·tic (k

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]

(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

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	Coptic - the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet Egyptian - 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"

Translations

Coptic [ˈkɒptɪk]

A. ADJ → copto

B. CPD the Coptic Church N → la Iglesia Copta

Coptic [ˈkɒptɪk] adj → copte

Coptic

adj → koptisch

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1 Esdras
1 Maccabees
2 Esdras
2 Maccabees
Additions to Esther
Bel and the Dragon
Ben Sira
berseem
Book of Baruch
Book of Judith
Book of Susanna
Book of Tobit
Christian church
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Copt
Coptic Church
Egyptian
Haikal
Judith

Yet fisticuffs are not the Church of the Holy Sepulchre's only problem: in October it was revealed that a row between the Ethiopians and the Coptics was preventing urgent repairs to the roof, which is in danger of collapsing.

The monks who keep coming to blows in Jerusalem by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Among the groups that courts in this country have found to have qualified as religions deserving of protection under the First Amendment are Santerias, Hare Krisnas, Scientologists, Aquarians, Rastafarians, Wiccas, Gnostics, Coptics, and Voodoists, not to mention the variety of charlatan faith-healers making the rounds on cable television and in convention centers.

The metaphor of the wall of separation: Baptists and the First ... by Underwood, William D. / Baptist History and Heritage

Vatican Radio noted that in Egypt, the population of 75 million is 90 percent Muslim, nine percent Orthodox Coptics, and one percent other Christians, including Catholics--who number between 250,000 and 300,000 faithful.

Worries over Eastern Catholics by Catholic Insight

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