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Cyprian

Cyprian proper noun: saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint.

Proper noun

Cyprian

  1. Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint
  2. Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)

Noun

Cyprian (plural Cyprians)

  1. (archaic) Cypriot
  2. (obsolete) A lewd woman; a harlot.

Adjective

Cyprian (comparative more Cyprian, superlative most Cyprian)

  1. (archaic) Cypriot
  2. (obsolete) lewd, licentious

Forms of Cyprian

Noun
pluralCyprians
Adjective
comparativemore Cyprian
superlativemost Cyprian

Origin of Cyprian

From Latin Cyprianus.

From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped.

Words formed from Cyprian

Phrases with Cyprian

Questions about Cyprian

What does Cyprian mean?
Cyprian means saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint.
What part of speech is Cyprian?
Cyprian can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Cyprian in the dictionary

  1. cypress vine
  2. cypress vines
  3. cypressed
  4. cypresses
  5. cypressoid
  6. Cyprian
  7. Cyprian turpentine
  8. Cyprianic
  9. Cyprians
  10. cyprid
  11. cyprides

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