Cyprian

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Cypriot archaic
  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Cyprus wordnet
  3. 3
    A lewd woman; a harlot. obsolete
  4. 4
    a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Cypriot archaic
  2. 2
    lewd, licentious obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint
  2. 2
    Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)

Synonyms

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bawdcall girlcocottecum catchercypriotcypriot

Example

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"Both Cyprian and Valerian gave as the reason for their continued bachelorhood, the fact that they were too comfortable as bachelors and had never felt the need of a wife."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Cyprianus.

Etymology 2

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

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