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Definition of Cyrillic
1. Adjective. Relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages. "Cyrillic writing"
2. Noun. An alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages).
Definition of Cyrillic
1. Adjective. Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system. ¹
2. Proper noun. The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyrillic
Literary usage of Cyrillic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's History: A Survey of Man's Record by Hans Ferdinand Helmolt (1907)
"LUKE'S GOSPEL IN GLAGOLITIC CHARACTERS, WITH Cyrillic MARGINAL GLOSSES (From the MS.
of the Gospels preserved in St. Petersburg since 1860 : quattuor ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Cyrillic form of letters is used in ali the liturgical books of the Greek
Churches, whether Catholic or schismatic, which use the Slavonic language in ..."
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