Glagolitic

[ glag-uh-lit-ik ]

adjective

1. noting or written in an alphabet, probably invented by St. Cyril in about a.d. 865, formerly used in writing Old Church Slavonic and other Slavic languages: almost completely replaced by Cyrillic starting about the 10th century.

noun

1. the Glagolitic alphabet.

Glagolitic

/ ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or denoting a Slavic alphabet whose invention is attributed to Saint Cyril, preserved only in certain Roman Catholic liturgical books found in Dalmatia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Glagolitic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin glagoliticus, equivalent to glagolit(a), Latinization of Serbo-Croatian glagòljica (ultimately derivative of Old Church Slavonic glagolŭ “speech, word”) + -icus adjective suffix ( -ic )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Glagolitic¹

C19: from New Latin glagoliticus, from Serbo-Croat glagolica the Glagolitic alphabet; related to Old Church Slavonic glagolŭ word

Example Sentences

In the church of S. Lucia, some distance away, is the earliest Glagolitic inscription known.

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The Glagolitic alphabet is similar, though not identical with that of St. Cyrillus.

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The first printed Slavonic work was set in Glagolitic letters.

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In our day, this city possesses the only Glagolitic printing office in existence.

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The Glagolitic literature was therefore almost exclusively limited to copies of the productions of their Cyrillic brethren.

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