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Cyprian¹ Definition

Cyp·rian (siprē ən)

adjective

  1. Cypriot ()
  2. Archaic wanton; licentious: in reference to the worship of Aphrodite in Cyprus in ancient times

Etymology: < L Cyprius < Gr Kyprios, after Kypros, Cyprus + -an

noun

  1. Cypriot ()
  2. Archaic a prostitute

Cyprian² Definition

Cyp·rian (siprē ən)

Cyprian, Saint (born Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) 200?-258; Christian martyr: bishop of Carthage (248-258): his day is Sept. 16

Cyprian Quotes

Fairest Isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures, and of loves; Venus here will choose her dwelling, And forsake her Cyprian groves. 291

—Dryden,John

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