Definition of Cyrillic

1. Noun. An alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages).

Exact synonyms: Cyrillic Alphabet
Generic synonyms: Alphabet, Bicameral Script

2. Adjective. Relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages. "Cyrillic writing"

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

Cyprus cedar
Cyr.
Cyrenaic
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaicism
Cyrenaics
Cyrene
Cyrenian
Cyrenians
Cyril
Cyril Burt
Cyril Lodowic Burt
Cyril Northcote Parkinson
Cyrilla racemiflora
Cyrilliaceae
Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillisation
Cyrillisations
Cyrillization
Cyrillizations
Cyrtomium
Cyrtomium aculeatum
Cyrus
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Cyrus II
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus the Elder
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Younger

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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