Coptic adj 1: of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art; "the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt" n 1: the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
Coptic \Cop"tic\ (k[o^]p"t[i^]k), a. [Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius an Egyptian, Gr. ?, Ar. kibt[imac], pl. kibt.] Of or pertaining to the Copts. -- n. The language of the Copts. [1913 Webster]