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Copt 1. a member of the Coptic Church 2. an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The American church is becoming increasingly aware of the presence of Christians in the Middle East: Lutherans living in Bethlehem; Presbyterian worshippers packing Easter services in the midst of a bombed-out Baghdad; Coptics living in tension with Egyptian fundamentalist Muslim neighbors; and one of the fastest growing congregations, the 70,000-member St. Coptics are the original Egyptians and Coptic Orthodoxy one of the world's oldest Christian faiths. The isotopic ratios found in eight Egyptian mummies suggest that they had a relatively restricted carnivorous diet, whereas Egyptian Coptics had a much more varied one. |
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