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 ( see -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

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

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

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019

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

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019

For some theological works it was preferred to the Old Slavic; or at least the Latin letters were chosen for this language instead of the Glagolitic types.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob