Copts
Pronunciation : Copts
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Coptic.] (Etnol.)
Definition : 1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians.
2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley of the Nile.
Note: they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite Christians, and for eleven centuries have had possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria.
pl.; sing. Copt.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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