Church Slavonic

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Church Slavonic is a historical Slavic liturgical language used primarily in Eastern Orthodox Christian worship and religious texts across Slavic-speaking regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Slavic language
historical language
liturgical language
developedFrom Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
hasAncestor Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
hasRole cultural lingua franca in medieval Slavic lands
liturgical standard for Slavic Orthodoxy
sacral language
hasVariant Bulgarian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic

Croatian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic

Czech Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic

Macedonian Church Slavonic
Russian Church Slavonic
Serbian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic

Ukrainian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
hasWritingSystem Cyrillic script
Glagolitic script
influenced Belarusian language
Bulgarian language
Church terminology in Slavic languages
Russian language
Serbian language
Ukrainian language
languageBranch Slavic languages
languageFamily Indo-European languages
primaryScript Cyrillic script
status not used as a vernacular language
still used liturgically
subclassOf South Slavic language
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
usedBy Belarusian Orthodox communities
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Old Believers
Polish Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Orthodox communities
some Eastern Catholic Churches of the Slavic tradition
usedFor Bible translation
canon law texts
hymnography
liturgy
theological literature
usedIn Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Slavic Byzantine Rite liturgy
usedInContext Byzantine Rite services
Divine Liturgy
Matins
Vespers
usedInRegion Balkans
Belarus
Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
Russia
Serbia
Ukraine

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Romanian language influencedBy Church Slavonic
Russian language influencedBy Church Slavonic
Cyrillic script developedFor Old Church Slavonic language
linked to: Church Slavonic
Mount Athos otherUsedLanguage Church Slavonic
Medieval Greek influencedBy Church Slavonic
Kazan Cathedral languageOfLiturgicalUse Church Slavonic
Rurik dynasty languageUsed Church Slavonic
Slavic languages includeLanguage Church Slavonic
Slavic languages includeLanguage Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Slavic languages liturgicalLanguage Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Romanian Orthodox Church liturgicalLanguage Church Slavonic (historical)
linked to: Church Slavonic
Bulgarian Orthodox Church associatedLanguage Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic hasAncestor Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic developedFrom Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic hasVariant Serbian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic hasVariant Bulgarian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic hasVariant Croatian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic hasVariant Ukrainian Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Church Slavonic hasVariant Czech Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Orthodox Church of Cyprus hasLanguage Church Slavonic (in some services)
linked to: Church Slavonic
Old East Slavic closelyRelatedTo Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Glagolitic script primaryLanguage Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
First Bulgarian Empire officialLanguage Old Bulgarian
linked to: Church Slavonic
First Bulgarian Empire officialLanguage Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Cherubic Hymn hasVersionIn Church Slavonic
Horologion languageOfTypicalEdition Church Slavonic
Saint Cyril language Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Saint Methodius languageOfWorkOrName Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
Pentecostarion liturgicalLanguage Church Slavonic
Great Compline primaryLanguage Church Slavonic
Byzantine chant languageOfTexts Church Slavonic (in Slavic traditions)
linked to: Church Slavonic
Proto-Indo-European hasDescendant Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
East Slavic languages hasPart Church Slavonic language
linked to: Church Slavonic
Hilandar Monastery languageOfLiturgy Church Slavonic
St. Andrew Skete languageOfLiturgy Church Slavonic
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Lutsk) languageOfLiturgy Church Slavonic
subject linked to: Holy Trinity Cathedral
Holy Mountain hasLiturgicalLanguages Church Slavonic