Found 2 items, similar to Copts.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Copt
Copt
n 1: an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
2: a member of the Coptic Church
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Copts
Copts
\Copts\ (k[o^]pts"), n. pl.; sing.
Copt (k[o^]pt). [See
Coptic.] (Etnol.)
1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient
Egyptians.
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2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley
of the Nile.
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Note: they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite
Christians, and for eleven centuries have had
possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria.
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