"Cyprian" meaning in English

See Cyprian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Cyprian [comparative], most Cyprian [superlative]
Etymology: From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Cyprus|ian}} Cyprus + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cyprian (comparative more Cyprian, superlative most Cyprian)
  1. (archaic) Cypriot Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-adj-i0C0xqEu
  2. (obsolete) lewd, licentious Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-adj-OwBZmNtg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Pancyprian
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Cyprianus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Cyprianus}} Latin Cyprianus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cyprian
  1. (Christianity) Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint Translations (bishop of Carthage): Κυπριανός (Kyprianós) (Greek), קיפריאמוס (kipriánus) (Hebrew), きプリアヌス (Kipurianusu) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-name-N-Fwiayb Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'bishop of Carthage': 94 6
  2. (Christianity) Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-name-p5ncqV6A Categories (other): Christianity, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 14 77 2 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 3 9 17 63 3 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 8 13 65 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 12 74 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 88 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Cyprians [plural]
Etymology: From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Cyprus|ian}} Cyprus + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cyprian (plural Cyprians)
  1. (archaic) Cypriot Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-noun-i0C0xqEu
  2. (obsolete) A lewd woman; a harlot. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-noun-~xE7zlu4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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