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Pronunciation: [kˈɒptɪk] (IPA)

Coptic is a term used to describe the language, people, and culture of Egypt during the Christian era. Synonyms for Coptic include Egyptian Christianity, Coptic Orthodox Church, and Coptic Christianity. The Coptic language is one of the earliest forms of the Egyptian language and is used today primarily for liturgical purposes. Other synonyms for Coptic culture include Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, and Islamic, as Egypt has gone through several different cultural phases throughout its history. The Coptic Church is known for its distinct rituals, such as the use of incense and the veneration of saints, and it remains a vital component of Egypt's religious landscape.

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    • Proper noun, singular
      copt, Copts.

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Usage examples for Coptic

5114, vellum-a coptic manuscript in the dialect of Upper Egypt.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
Moreover, certain of the barrel vaults and arches in coptic places of worship were pointed, so that the most distinctive characteristic of Gothic architecture may be said to have been to some extent anticipated.
"Architecture"
Nancy R E Meugens Bell
Isabella has discovered already that the French of Mountjoy square, however intelligible in that neighbourhood, and even as far as Mount-street, is coptic and Sanscrit here; and as for myself, I intend to affect deaf and dumbness till I reach Paris, where I hear every one can speak English a little."
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)

Famous quotes with Coptic

  • The importance of Liking Yourself is a notion that fell heavily out of favour during the coptic, anti-ego frenzy of the acid era — but nobody guessed back then that the experiment might churn up this kind of hangover; a whole subculture of frightened illiterates with no faith in anything.
    Hunter S. Thompson

Related words: Coptic alphabet, Coptic Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Christians, Coptic scriptures, Coptic christianity, Coptic

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