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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient Slavic alphabet, principally used in several Roman Catholic dioceses of Istria and Dalmatia in the psalms, liturgies, and offices of the church.
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(Or Glagolitsa; Slavonic glagol, a word; glagolati, to speak).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The Glagolitic alphabet (glagol, "word"), which Slavic legend attributes to the invention of St. Jerome, is probably due to some disciple of St. Cyril, who composed it with the aid of Slavic runes and the Cyrillic alphabet (Leger's hypothesis -- "Cyrille et
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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