I. ˈkäptik, -tēk adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Coptic + -ic
1. : relating or belonging to the Copts, to Coptic, or to the Egyptian Christian church
2. fine art : produced in Egypt during the Christian period ; specifically : having to do with the distinctive art of Christian Egypt which reached its apex in the 6th century
II. noun
1. capitalized : an Afro-Asiatic language descended from ancient Egyptian and used by the Egyptians from about the 3d century A.D. to about 1500 when it was superseded by Arabic and became a dead language except for continued liturgical use in the Coptic church
2. -s : oxblood