Cyrus

[sahy-ruhs]

noun

1. the Elderorthe Great, c600–529 b.c., king of Persia 558?–529: founder of the Persian empire.

2. the Younger, 424?–401 b.c., Persian prince and satrap: leader of the armed conspiracy against his brother King Artaxerxes II.

3. a male given name: from an Old Persian word meaning “throne.”

Cyrus

/ ˈsaɪrəs /

noun

1. known as Cyrus the Great or Cyrus the Elder. died ?529 _bc , king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire

2. called the Younger. died 401 _bc , Persian satrap of Lydia: revolted against his brother Artaxerxes II, but was killed at the battle of Cunaxa See also anabasis katabasis

Example Sentences

Cyrus knows Lee is going to get himself into trouble.

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Noah Cyrus and Teddy Swims will be there, as will the winner of an upcoming CBS singing competition show called “The Road.”

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On his show in May, pop star Miley Cyrus told Kimmel she developed a serious infection after filming on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last year, where she rolled around on the sidewalk.

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“I wish her nothing but health and happiness going forward,” he said of Cyrus in a statement at the time.

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Yet his popularity among White Christians has not suffered; if anything, he fits their “Cyrus prophecy” about how wicked men can be used to fulfill God’s plans for the nation.

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