Coptic
Egyptian Christian tongue
Coptic refers to the Egyptian Christians and their liturgical language.
The Coptic Church is one of the oldest Christian communities, tracing its origins to the apostle Mark.
The Coptic language, descended from ancient Egyptian and written in a Greek-based alphabet, survives today only in religious services.
Coptic manuscripts preserve early biblical texts.
As an adjective, Coptic describes the church, its adherents, or their cultural traditions.
Northeastern African nation
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- CoptsNative Christians of Egypt
indigenous · ancient · Greco-Roman · Hellenistic · Nile · Alexandria · Memphis · Thebes
Representative small images
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- wovenInterlaced on loom
tapestry · cross · ankh · sculpture · relief · geometric · interlace · haloes
Egyptian Mediterranean port
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
chanting · icons · vestments · fasting · Lent · Epiphany · saints · martyrs
Early monks of Egypt
- AnthonyMasculine given name
- PachomiusFather of communal monasticism
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
cells · monasteries · St. Catherine · Red Sea · caves · solitude · prayer · fasting
Relating to priests
- demoticOf common folk
- Greek alphabetWriting system from antiquity
- scriptWritten words for performance
- phoneticRelating to speech sounds
vowels · transliteration · grammar · vocabulary · extinct · liturgical · written · alphabet
Egypt
Northeastern African nation
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
Copts · indigenous · ancient · Greco-Roman · Hellenistic · Nile · Alexandria · Memphis · Thebes · early church
icons
Representative small images
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- illuminatedMade visible by light
woven · tapestry · cross · ankh · sculpture · relief · geometric · interlace · haloes · tempera
Alexandria
Egyptian Mediterranean port
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- monasticismCloistered religious living
incense · chanting · icons · vestments · fasting · Lent · Epiphany · saints · martyrs · hymns
desert fathers
Early monks of Egypt
- AnthonyMasculine given name
- PachomiusFather of communal monasticism
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
asceticism · cells · monasteries · St. Catherine · Red Sea · caves · solitude · prayer · fasting · monks
hieratic
Relating to priests
- demoticOf common folk
- Greek alphabetWriting system from antiquity
- scriptWritten words for performance
phonetic · vowels · transliteration · grammar · vocabulary · extinct · liturgical · written · alphabet · diacritics
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- Christian GroupsBaptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
Coptichieroglyphic
Ancient Egyptian picture-writing
hieratic · demotic · Arabic script · cuneiform · Greek alphabet