Coptic means belonging or relating to a part of the Christian Church which was started in Egypt.
The Coptic Church is among the oldest churches of Christianity.
Coptic in British English
(ˈkɒptɪk)
noun
1.
an Afro-Asiatic language, written in the Greek alphabet but descended from ancient Egyptian. It was extinct as a spoken language by about 1600 ad but survives in the Coptic Church
adjective
2.
of or relating to this language
3.
of or relating to the Copts
Coptic in American English
(ˈkɑptɪk)
noun
1.
the Afroasiatic language of the Copts, derived from ancient Egyptian and attested from the 3d cent. a.d.: now used only in the ritual of the Coptic Church
adjective
2.
of the Copts or their language or culture
3.
of the Coptic Church
Word origin
ModL Coptus, earlier Cophtus < Ar Quft, Qift, the Copts < Coptic Gyptios < Gr Aigyptios, Egyptian
Examples of 'Coptic' in a sentence
Coptic
"Antique Coptic religious objects are not easily found, even in the bazaars of Cairo," Emerson retorted.