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Definition of Copt in English: Coptnoun kɒptkɑpt 1A native Egyptian in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Example sentencesExamples - Moreover, ethnically differentiated people have been lumped together, for example, the Copts and the Berbers are not ethnically the same people.
- When Muslim armies invaded Egypt, they were welcomed by the Egyptian Copts as liberators from Byzantine oppression.
- Outnumbered by the native Copts, they settled just north of the Christian town, within the area of modern Cairo, and dreamed of building a new Islamic city.
2A member of the Coptic Church. Example sentencesExamples - The Copts, an indigenous Monophysite Christian church, are the largest and most important minority, some 12% of the population.
- It is easier now than in the past to obtain permission to build churches, Coptic Christmas has become a national holiday and Copts hold a number of cabinet-level portfolios.
- For all these reasons, more than 500,000 Copts are estimated to have left Egypt for the West in the past decade.
- Aswan was once an important centre for Christian Copts.
- On the eve of both Christmas day and Easter day, Orthodox Copts break their fast with a variety of dishes made of beef and poultry.
- It is not strong among some Christian groups like Egypt's Copts, and among certain educated elite.
- The Christian Copts, who are said to be pure representatives of the ancient Egyptians, claim them as their own.
- Recently, Copts have introduced English into their church services (usually in sermons) to maintain the participation of new generations of American-born Egyptians.
Origin From French Copte or modern Latin Coptus, from Arabic al-qibṭ, al-qubṭ 'Copts', from Coptic Gyptios, from Greek Aiguptios 'Egyptian'. Definition of Copt in US English: Coptnounkäptkɑpt 1A native Egyptian in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Example sentencesExamples - Moreover, ethnically differentiated people have been lumped together, for example, the Copts and the Berbers are not ethnically the same people.
- When Muslim armies invaded Egypt, they were welcomed by the Egyptian Copts as liberators from Byzantine oppression.
- Outnumbered by the native Copts, they settled just north of the Christian town, within the area of modern Cairo, and dreamed of building a new Islamic city.
2A member of the Coptic Church. Example sentencesExamples - The Copts, an indigenous Monophysite Christian church, are the largest and most important minority, some 12% of the population.
- Recently, Copts have introduced English into their church services (usually in sermons) to maintain the participation of new generations of American-born Egyptians.
- For all these reasons, more than 500,000 Copts are estimated to have left Egypt for the West in the past decade.
- It is not strong among some Christian groups like Egypt's Copts, and among certain educated elite.
- The Christian Copts, who are said to be pure representatives of the ancient Egyptians, claim them as their own.
- On the eve of both Christmas day and Easter day, Orthodox Copts break their fast with a variety of dishes made of beef and poultry.
- Aswan was once an important centre for Christian Copts.
- It is easier now than in the past to obtain permission to build churches, Coptic Christmas has become a national holiday and Copts hold a number of cabinet-level portfolios.
Origin From French Copte or modern Latin Coptus, from Arabic al-qibṭ, al-qubṭ ‘Copts’, from Coptic Gyptios, from Greek Aiguptios ‘Egyptian’. |