Glagolitic
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Glagolitic — • An ancient alphabet of the Slavic languages, also called in Russian bukvitsa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Glagolitic Glagolitic … Catholic encyclopedia
glagolitic — GLAGOLÍTIC, Ă, glagolitici, ce, adj. (În sintagmele) Alfabet glagolitic sau scriere glagolitică = alfabet întocmit după modelul literelor mici greceşti şi folosit în unele scrieri slave bisericeşti. Literă glagolitică = literă care aparţine… … Dicționar Român
Glagolitic — [glag΄ə lit′ik] adj. designating or of a Slavic alphabet probably predating the Cyrillic alphabet … English World dictionary
Glagolitic — 1. adjective a) Of or written with the Glagolitic alphabet. In the case of mixed marriages between a Glagolitic and Latin Catholic, the children follow the rite of the father; but there is an exception in favour of the eldest daughter of a… … Wiktionary
Glagolitic — /glag euh lit ik/, adj. 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 … Universalium
glagolitic — adj. pertaining to or written in an uncial cursive alphabet belonging to Saint Cyril; of or in Slavonic alphabet; of or relating to a Roman Catholic community of southwestern Croatia (whose liturgical books continue to be written in the… … English contemporary dictionary
Glagolitic — ♦ The first alphabet worked out by Cyril and Methodius for Slavic. It was soon replaced in most places by the Cyrillic alphabet. However, Glagolitic survived for many centuries in Croatia. (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 623) … Medieval glossary
Glagolitic — /glægəˈlɪtək/ (say glaguh lituhk) adjective of or relating to a Slavic alphabet, existing now only in some Roman Catholic books of liturgy found in Dalmatia. {New Latin glagotiticus, from Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian glagolica, the Glagolitic… …
glagolitic — adj. of or relating to the alphabet ascribed to St Cyril and formerly used in writing some Slavonic languages. Etymology: mod.L glagoliticus f. Serbo Croatian glagolica Glagolitic alphabet f. OSlav. glagol word … Useful english dictionary
Glagolitic alphabet — Infobox Writing system type=Alphabet name=Glagolitic time=862/863 to the Middle Ages languages=Old Church Slavic creator=Saints Cyril and Methodius sample=Kodex.Zograf.jpg caption=A page from the Zograf Kodex with text of the Gospel of Luke… … Wikipedia
