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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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 )
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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
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Example Sentences

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

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

The first printed Slavonic work was set in Glagolitic letters.

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

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

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