Glagolitic
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Glagolitic
- /ˌɡlæɡəʊˈlɪtɪk/ UK
- /ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin glagoliticus, from Old Church Slavonic глаголица (glagolica), from глаголъ (glagolŭ, “word, speech”), Glagolitic spelling ⰳⰾⰰⰳⱁⰾⰻⱌⰰ (glagolica).
adjective Glagolithic
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Of or written with the Glagolitic alphabet.
The Slavic, and Illyric language has two alphabets. The first is called Glagolitic…, and in our times, is only used in the sacred books.
Similar: Hieronymian, Illyrian, Slovenish
- Denoting Slavic Roman Catholic rites in Dalmatia. 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 Glagolitic family.
proper noun Glagolithic
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The oldest known Slavonic alphabet, designed around 862–863 by Saint Cyril in order to translate the Bible and other texts into Old Church Slavonic. Mostly replaced by Cyrillic alphabet in Orthodox Christian Slavic countries, but still in use in the Croatian Church along the Dalmatian coast, in Czech and Croatian recensions of Church Slavonic.
Similar: Bukvitsa, Glagolitic alphabet, Glagolitsa
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adj of or pertaining to the Glagolitic alphabet
| Español | glagolítico |
|---|---|
| Português | glagolítico |
| Français | glagolitique |
| Deutsch | glagolitisch |
| Italiano | glagolitico |
| Ελληνικά | γλαγολιτικός glagolitikós |
| Русский | глаголи́ческий glagolíčeskij |
name the oldest known Slavonic alphabet
| Español | glagolítico, glagolitsa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 글라골 문자 geullagol munja |
| 日本語 | グラゴル文字 guragoru moji |
| 中文 | 格拉哥里字母 gélāgēlǐ zìmǔ |
| Português | glagolítico |
| Français | glagol, alphabet glagolitique, glagolitsa |
| Deutsch | Glagoliza |
| Italiano | glagolitico |
| Ελληνικά | Γλαγολιτικό αλφάβητο Glagolitikó alfávito |
| Română | glagoliță |
| Русский | глаго́лица glagólica |
| العربية | أَبْجَدِيَّة غْلَاغُولِيتْسِيَّة ʔabjadiyya ḡlāḡūlitsiyya |
Talk about this word "Glagolitic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glagolitic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Glagolitic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glagolitic "Glagolitic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glagolitic.Cite this
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title = {Glagolitic},
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