Old Church Slavonic (Noun)
Meaning
The Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The missionaries Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic to spread Christianity to the Slavic peoples.
- Old Church Slavonic was the liturgical language of the Orthodox Church in the medieval Slavic states.
- The Old Church Slavonic translation of the Bible was instrumental in the spread of Christianity among the Slavs.
- The language of the Old Church Slavonic Bible was based on the dialect of the Slavs of Thessalonica.
- Old Church Slavonic was the first Slavic literary language and played a significant role in the development of Slavic literature.