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Cyrillian

Cyrillian adjective: of or relating to Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444), patriarch of Alexandria, involved in the Christological controversies of the late 4th and 5th centuries.

Adjective

Cyrillian (comparative more Cyrillian, superlative most Cyrillian)

  1. Of or relating to Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444), patriarch of Alexandria, involved in the Christological controversies of the late 4th and 5th centuries.
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of Cyrillic.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrillic

Synonyms of Cyrillian

Forms of Cyrillian

comparativemore Cyrillian
superlativemost Cyrillian

Questions about Cyrillian

What does Cyrillian mean?
Cyrillian means of or relating to Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444), patriarch of Alexandria, involved in the Christological controversies of the late 4th and 5th centuries.
What part of speech is Cyrillian?
Cyrillian is an adjective.

Words near Cyrillian in the dictionary

  1. Cyrenæans
  2. Cyri
  3. Cyriac
  4. Cyril
  5. cyrillaceous
  6. Cyrillian
  7. Cyrillianism
  8. Cyrillic
  9. cyrillic numeral
  10. cyrillic numerals
  11. Cyrillicism

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