Synonyms for cyprian
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sip-ree-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪp ri ən |
Définition of cyprian
Origin :- 1620s, "of Cyprus," from Latin Cyprianus, from Cyprius, from Greek Kyprios (see Cyprus). The island was famous in ancient times as the birthplace of Aphrodite and for erotic worship rituals offered to her there; hence Cyprian meant "licentious, lewd," the earliest attested sense in English (1590s) and was applied 18c.-19c. to prostitutes.
- As in libertine : noun debauched person
- Cyprian's care not only extended over Carthage, but to Numidia and Mauritania.
- Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
- On the right we see the images of Cornelius and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage.
- Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
- Nor did Cyprian think them propitious when taken into counsel.
- Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
- This is one possible view of Cyprian's character and purposes.
- Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
- His accuser, Cyprian, still apparently a young man, was also a Roman nobleman.
- Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
- Cyprian, accuser in King's Court, 267; charges others of treason, 271.
- Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
- Was it for this, perchance, that the Cyprian nobles came less heartily?
- Extract from : « The Royal Pawn of Venice » by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull
- I would have had another of our Cyprian nobles, because of this jealousy of Venice.
- Extract from : « The Royal Pawn of Venice » by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull
- Cyprian in some places testifies that the blood was given to the people.
- Extract from : « The Confession of Faith » by Various
- Cyprian Eveleth said to his sister, after a brief word of greeting.
- Extract from : « The Guardian Angel » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Antonyms for cyprian
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