Definition of cyprian Cyprian

/sɪˈpɹiʌn/ - [sipreeun] - Cyp•ri•an

We found 12 definitions of cyprian from 6 different sources.

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What does cyprian mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

cyprian, cyprianer, cyprianest

cyprian - of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries"
  Cypriote, Cypriot
cyprian - resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cyprian (a.)
    Belonging to Cyprus.
  • cyprian (a.)
    Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
  • cyprian (n.)
    A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot.
  • cyprian (n.)
    A lewd woman; a harlot.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cyprian
    sip′ri-an, adj. belonging to the island of Cyprus: lewd, licentious—Cyprus being the place where Venus was worshipped.—n. a native of Cyprus—also Cyp′riot: a lewd woman

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  • Saint Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) was bishop of Carthage. he was an important early Christian writer. He was probably born at the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage. At Carthage, he learned about classical (Paganism). After becoming a Christian, he became a bishop (249). he eventually died a martyr at Carthage.

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  • cyprian, noun, singular of cyprians.
  • cyprian, adjective.

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