coptic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
  2. adjective of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art
    • the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt

WordNet

Cop"tic adjective
Etymology
Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius an Egyprian, Gr. , Ar. kibti, pl. kibt.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Copts. -- n. The language of the Copts.

Webster 1913