a liturgical language used in Eastern Orthodox churches in Slavic countries since the 11th or 12th century, representing a development of Old Church Slavonic through contact with the national Slavic languages.
[ 1840-50 ]
CHURCH SLAVIC
Meaning of CHURCH SLAVIC in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012