Coptic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coptic \Cop"tic\ (k[o^]p"t[i^]k), a. [Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius
     an Egyptian, Gr. ?, Ar. kibt[imac], pl. kibt.]
     Of or pertaining to the Copts. -- n. The language of the
     Copts.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Coptic
       adj : of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or
             art; "the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century
             Christian Egypt"
       n : the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt
           and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet