Cyprian

¹ American  

[sip-ree-uhn] / ˈsɪp ri ən /

noun

1. Saint Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus, a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.

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Cyprian ² American  

[sip-ree-uhn] / ˈsɪp ri ən /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the worship of Aphrodite or to conduct inspired by Aphrodite.

2. lewd; licentious.

3. Cypriot.

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noun

1. a person from Cyprus or the language spoken there.

2. a lewd or licentious person, especially a prostitute.

3. the Cyprian, Aphrodite: so called because her cult was centered on Cyprus.

Cyprian ¹ British  

/ ˈsɪprɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Cyprus

2. of or resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus

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noun

1. obsolete (often not capital) a licentious person, esp a prostitute or dancer

noun

1. another word for Cypriot

Cyprian ² British  

/ ˈsɪprɪən /

noun

1. Saint. ?200–258 _ad , bishop of Carthage and martyr. Feast day: Sept 26 or 16

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Etymology

Origin of Cyprian

1590–1600; < Latin Cypri(us) of Cyprus (< Greek Kýprios, derivative of Kýpros Cyprus ) + -an

Example Sentences

The field team, led by Cyprian Nyete, mainly consists of a group of highly trained Kenyans who live locally and scour the landscape after heavy rains.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2024

As for Chief Buthelezi, he dismissed the princess as "an illegitimate child of my cousin, King Cyprian", and described Prince Mbonisi as someone who the king used "to run errands".

From BBC • May 5, 2021

During the Plague of Cyprian in the mid-200s in Rome, agricultural production collapsed as farmers died, and people fled to the cities.

From Salon • May 4, 2020

Their owner, a Portuguese named Da Gama, tells Father Cyprian, Grim and the others about the Nine.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

They fought much more fiercely than Trent Bolger and Cyprian Cusumano, and I was shifting the balance of their vendetta by preventing Ali-Reza from scoring.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram