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Meanings of old slavonic in English

Russian
древнецерковнославянский язык
Portuguese
antigo eslavônico eclesiástico
Spanish
antiguo eslavo eclesiástico
Catalan
eslau antic
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First literary Slavic language, developed from the Slavic dialect of Thessaloniki (Solun) by Saints Cyril and Methodius.

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        древнецерковнославянский язык
        Usage of old slavonic in English
        1
        He was able to read, not only Russian, but the Old Slavonic.
        Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
        2
        It will comprise traditional and contemporary music composed on old Slavonic texts.
        The Irish Times
        3
        They sprang from the old Slavonic stock, and the Slavonic is very like the Keltic in nature.
        A History of the Moravian Church
        4
        Instead of feeding the old Slavonic deity "Mother Wet Earth" with carrion, Parsees give to Armasti pure dust.
        From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan
        5
        At all other times he carried that look of sad and gentle meekness seen on the images of old Slavonic saints.
        Old and New Masters
        6
        The old Slavonic characters, hallowed by immemorial ecclesiastical use, were partly cast aside, and what were retained took a new shape.
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
        7
        The movie plays out over haymaking peasants singing and a choral piece in Old Slavonic by that current art-house favourite Arvo Pärt.
        The Guardian
        8
        The first half has Janacek's Glagolitic Mass, a setting of the mass in Old Slavonic, cut from the same cloth as his remarkable Sinfonietta.
        The Irish Times