Coptic
Coptic
Definition
Cop·tic (käp′tik)
noun
the Afroasiatic language of the Copts, derived from ancient Egyptian and attested from the 3d cent. : now used only in the ritual of the Coptic Church
Etymology: ModL Coptus, earlier Cophtus < Ar Quft, Qift, the Copts < Coptic Gyptios < Gr Aigyptios, Egyptian
adjective
- of the Copts or their language or culture
- of the Coptic Church
Browse dictionary entries near Coptic
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