Phrase guide

Church Slavonicism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word recorded in the corpus of Old Church Slavonic or some of the later Church Slavonic recensions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Denoting a word, phrase or linguistic structure borrowed from or formed under the influence of Old Church Slavonic or some later Church Slavonic recension.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Slavonicism, Church Slavicism, Church Slavism

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Church Slavonic + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Kirchenslawismus — linguistic borrowing
  • Polish: staroslawizm — linguistic borrowing
  • Russian: церковнославяни́зм (cerkovnoslavjanízm) — linguistic borrowing
  • Russian: старославяни́зм (staroslavjanízm) — linguistic borrowing
  • Ukrainian: старослов'яні́зм (staroslovʺjanízm) — linguistic borrowing
  • Ukrainian: церковнослов'яні́зм (cerkovnoslovʺjanízm) — linguistic borrowing