Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Cyprus; Cypriot.
- adjective Of or relating to the ancient worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus.
- adjective Licentious; wanton.
- noun A wanton person.
- noun A prostitute.
- Christian prelate and martyr who led Christians in North Africa during persecution by the Roman emperors Decius and Valerian.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
Cypriote . - Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus; hence, lewd; wanton.
- noun Same as
Cypriote . - noun A lewd woman; a courtezan; a strumpet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to Cyprus.
- adjective Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot.
- noun A lewd woman; a harlot.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic
Cypriot - noun obsolete A
lewd woman ; aharlot . - adjective archaic
Cypriot
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture
- noun a native or inhabitant of Cyprus
- adjective resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
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Examples
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St. Cyprian is the first mentioned in this list who was not pope but was a bishop.
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Julius Africanus and Origen possessed a very considerable share of the learning of their times; and although the style of Cyprian is very different from that of
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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76 The experience, however, of the life of Cyprian, is sufficient to prove that our fancy has exaggerated the perilous situation of a Christian bishop; and the dangers to which he was exposed were less imminent than those which temporal ambition is always prepared to encounter in the pursuit of honors.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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I had no idea what to expect from Cyprian, which is 100% natural and derived from a recipe for a popular wig powder and hair pomade of the era.
DSH Perfumes Part Five: Palace of The Sun King (And a Prize Draw) Marina Geigert 2009
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I had no idea what to expect from Cyprian, which is 100% natural and derived from a recipe for a popular wig powder and hair pomade of the era.
Archive 2009-03-01 Marina Geigert 2009
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Fine golden threads, as well as silver gilt threads, and silver threads and copper wire, have been used in many of the so-called Cyprian gold thread fabrics, so renowned for their beauty and permanence in the Middle Ages.
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CYPRUS, a noble island opposite to the coast of Syria, formerly sacred to Venus, whence she was called the Cyprian goddess.
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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… Stephen is not ashamed to afford patronage to such a position in the Church, and for the sake of maintaining heretics to divide the brotherhood; and, in addition, to call Cyprian a false Christ, and a false Apostle, and a deceitful worker, and he, conscious that all these characters are for himself, has been in advance of you by falsely objecting to another those things which he himself ought to bear.
A Source Book for Ancient Church History Joseph Cullen Ayer 1905
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I became enamoured of a dream, and as the statue to the Cyprian was my creation to me; so from this intent and unceasing passion I at length worked out my reward.
The Pilgrims of the Rhine Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Pastor Will Scott and his small congregation want to make the church a neighborhood gathering place, with Kassin's nonprofit SF Live Arts series anchoring the new performance space they're simply calling Cyprian's.
SFGate: Top News Stories letters@sfchronicle.com (Jesse Hamlin 2011
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