copt
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Noun (2)copts
- an Egyptian descended from the ancient EgyptiansType of Egyptian
- a member of the Coptic ChurchType of ChristianMember of Coptic Church
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“copt” is listed under Copts.
Copts (kŏpts′), plural noun; sing. Copt (kŏpt).
Origin: See Coptic.
Etnol. 1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians.
2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley of the Nile.
☞ they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite Christians, and for eleven centuries have had possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54