Cop|tic

Cop|tic
Cop|tic «KOP tihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with the Copts or the language of the Copts: »

the Coptic version of the New Testament.

2. of or having to do with the Coptic Church: »

Coptic rituals.

–n.
a Hamitic language formerly spoken by the Copts. It is now used only in the ritual of the Coptic Church.

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  • sar|cop|tic — «sahr KOP tihk», adjective. of, having to do with, or caused by itch mites. ╂[< New Latin Sarcoptes, genus of parasites including the itch mite < Greek sárx, sarkós flesh + kóptein to cut] …   Useful english dictionary

  • syn|cop|tic — «sihn KOP tihk», adjective. = syncopal. (Cf. ↑syncopal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • cop — apros·cop·i·nous; at·ter·cop; bom·ba·cop·sis; cer·cop·i·dae; cne·mi·do·cop·tes; con·i·cop·o·ly; cop; cop·i·er; cop·lin; cop·pa; cop·per·as; cop·per·head·ism; cop·per·ish; cop·per·ize; cop·pery; cop·ping; cop·ri·nus; cop·ro·culture; cop·ro·dae·al; …   English syllables

  • coptic — cop·tic …   English syllables

  • Coptic — Cop•tic [[t]ˈkɒp tɪk[/t]] n. 1) peo an Afroasiatic language descended from ancient Egyptian, extinct as an everyday form of speech but surviving in the liturgy and literature of the Coptic Church 2) of or pertaining to Coptic or the Copts •… …   From formal English to slang

  • Coptic Church — Cop′tic Church′ n. rel the Christian church in Egypt, governed by a patriarch and characterized by an adherence to Monophysitism …   From formal English to slang

  • sar — ad·ver·sar·ia; ak·his·sar; am·phi·sar·ca; an·a·sar·ca; an·a·sar·cous; an·sar; an·sar·ie; an·ti·ma·cas·sar; bet·si·mi·sar·a·ka; bur·sar; bur·sar·i·al; bur·sar·ship; cae·sar; cae·sar·ism; cae·sar·ist; ca·lu·sar; car·ci·no·sar·co·ma; cat·a·sar·ka;… …   English syllables

  • sarcoptic — Of, relating to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes or other members of the family Sarcoptidae. * * * sar·cop·tic sär käp tik adj of, relating to, caused by, or being itch mites of the family Sarcoptidae and esp. the genus Sarcoptes… …   Medical dictionary

  • Coptic — Cop tic (k[o^]p t[i^]k), a. [Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius an Egyptian, Gr. ?, Ar. kibt[=i], pl. kibt.] Of or pertaining to the Copts. n. The language of the Copts. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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