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Definition of Copt
Copt Copts Copts (k[o^]pts"), n. pl.; sing. Copt. [See Coptic.]
(Etnol.)
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.