Cyprian
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Cyp·ri·an
(sĭp′rē-ən)adj.
1. Of or relating to Cyprus; Cypriot.
2.
a. Of or relating to the ancient worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus.
b. Licentious; wanton.
n.
1. See Cypriot.
2. also cyprian
a. A wanton person.
b. A prostitute.
Cyprian
, Saint Died ad 258. Christian prelate and martyr who led Christians in North Africa during persecution by the Roman emperors Decius and Valerian.
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Cyprian
(ˈsɪprɪən)adj
1. (Placename) of or relating to Cyprus
2. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
n
(often not capital) obsolete a licentious person, esp a prostitute or dancer
Cyprian
(ˈsɪprɪən)n
(Biography) Saint. ?200–258 ad, bishop of Carthage and martyr. Feast day: Sept 26 or 16
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Cyp•ri•an
(ˈsɪp ri ən)adj.
1. Cypriot.
2. Archaic. lewd; licentious.
n. 3. Cypriot.
4. Archaic. a licentious person, esp. a prostitute.
[1590–1600; < Latin Cypri(us) of Cyprus Greek Kýprios, derivative of Kýpros Cyprus]
Cyp•ri•an
(ˈsɪp ri ən)n.
Saint (Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus), A.D. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.
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Noun | 1. | cyprian - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money bawd, cocotte, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl call girl - a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone camp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnel comfort woman, ianfu - a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman" demimondaine - a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society floozie, floozy, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets white slave - a woman sold into prostitution adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
2. | Cyprian - a native or inhabitant of Cyprus Cyprus - an island in the eastern Mediterranean European - a native or inhabitant of Europe | |
Adj. | 1. | Cyprian - of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" |
2. | cyprian - resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus unchaste - not chaste; "unchaste conduct" |
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