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Cyprian
1[ sip-ree-uhn ]
noun
- Saint Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus, a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.
Cyprian
2[ sip-ree-uhn ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to the worship of Aphrodite or to conduct inspired by Aphrodite.
- lewd; licentious.
noun
- a person from Cyprus or the language spoken there.
- a lewd or licentious person, especially a prostitute.
- the Cyprian, Aphrodite: so called because her cult was centered on Cyprus.
Cyprian
1/ ˈsɪprɪən /
noun
- Cyprian, Saint?200258MCarthaginianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. ?200–258 ad , bishop of Carthage and martyr. Feast day: Sept 26 or 16
Cyprian
2/ ˈsɪprɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to Cyprus
- of or resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
noun
- obsolete.often not capital a licentious person, esp a prostitute or dancer
noun
- another word for Cypriot
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It was the next year colonized, and planted with the Cyprian vine and sugar cane of Sicily.
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This is one possible view of Cyprian's character and purposes.
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His accuser, Cyprian, still apparently a young man, was also a Roman nobleman.
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Cyprian, accuser in King's Court, 267; charges others of treason, 271.
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They were near the mouth of the cell which had been Prior Cyprian's flinty dormitory, and were almost involved in darkness.
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