Polycarp

[pol-ee-kahrp]

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 69?–155, bishop of Smyrna and a Christian martyr.

Polycarp

/ ˈpɒlɪˌkɑːp /

noun

1. Saint. ?69–?155 _ad , Christian martyr and bishop of Smyrna, noted for his letter to the church at Philippi. Feast day: Feb 23

Example Sentences

In an interim ruling, judge Polycarp Hamman said the lecturers should go back to work until the case brought by the government was finalised.

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Another politician who entertained Kenyans during the campaign with his antics was Polycarp Igathe, who ran for the prestigious post of governor of Nairobi.

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“By the bones of Saint Polycarp, who is Alyce?” bellowed the midwife.

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Polycarp Okuku yanked a lever on the barrel of his assault rifle, clack, ta chock.

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Reading a letter of beatification in Latin from Pope Francis at a ceremony near the Kenyan town of Nyeri, Tanzanian Cardinal Polycarp Pengo declared that the sister "from now on will be called Blessed".

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