Coptic Church
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Coptic Church
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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"Martyrs of the Coptic Church are ours too," Francis, 86, said.
From Reuters • May 10, 2023
It became known as the Coptic Church, reflecting the acceptance of Coptic as both the major literary language and the language of public worship in Egypt at the time.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
There are metal detectors outside the Coptic Church that Dina Atef frequents, but she’s dubious that they serve much of a purpose.
From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2018
The head of Egypt’s Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, was presiding over Palm Sunday Mass at the church, also packed with worshipers, but he was unharmed.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2017
In Syria Monophysitism joined Nestorianism in the confusion of thought: in Egypt the Coptic Church arose which repudiated Chalcedon: Abyssinia and Southern India were to follow.
From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by Hutton, William Holden
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