Glagolitsa

/ɡlæɡəˈliːtsə/ noun

Definition

A Slavic term for the Glagolitic alphabet or script, used especially in Russian and Bulgarian to refer to this ancient writing system.

Etymology

From glagol (word) plus the diminutive suffix -itsa, which is common in Slavic languages. This represents a native Slavic naming of the script rather than a Latinized scholarly term. It remained in use in Orthodox Slavic communities even after the adoption of Cyrillic.

Kelly Says

Some villages in Dalmatia and Croatia continued using Glagolitic for religious services into the 20th century—it's one of the longest-lived writing systems in unbroken liturgical use.

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