Glagolitic

American  

[glag-uh-lit-ik] / ˌglæg əˈlɪt ɪk /

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.

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noun

1. the Glagolitic alphabet.

Glagolitic British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Glagolitic

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 )

Example Sentences

Cyril and Methodius, brothers who are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet to transcribe scripture.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Part two was devoted to Janáček's elemental Glagolitic Mass - one of the greatest 20th Century choral works.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019

The Proms founder-conductor presided over the premiere of the Glagolitic Mass at the Queen's Hall in 1930.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019

The US musician led the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and BBC Singers in a stirring and dramatic programme culminating in Leos Janáček's utterly unique Glagolitic Mass.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019

They availed themselves of these Glagolitic books from the Protestant press, but for that reason were not going to become Protestants.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Baerlein, Henry