cyprian

Definition of Cyprian in English :

Noun

1. bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

2. cyprian, cypriot, cypriote

a native or inhabitant of Cyprus

Adjective

3. cyprian, cypriot, cypriote

of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture

Example Sentences:
'Cypriot expatriates'
'Cypriote monasteries'

4. cyprian

resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cyprian

see synonyms of cyprian

adjective

1.

of or relating to Cyprus

2.

of or resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus

noun

3. (often not capital) obsolete

a licentious person, esp a prostitute or dancer

noun, adjective

4. another word for Cypriot

noun

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

Cyprian

see synonyms of cyprian

adjective

1.

Cypriot adjective

2. Archaic

wanton; licentious

in reference to the worship of Aphrodite in Cyprus in ancient times

noun

3.

Cypriot (sense 2)

4. [also c-]; Archaic

a prostitute

Saint(born Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) a.d. 200?-258; Christian martyr: bishop of Carthage (248-258): his day is Sept. 16

Cyprian

see synonyms of cyprian

Christian prelate and martyr who led Christians in North Africa during persecution by the Roman emperors Decius and Valerian.

adj.

1. Of or relating to Cyprus; Cypriot.

2.

a. Of or relating to the ancient worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus.

b. Licentious; wanton.

n.

1. See Cypriot.

2. also cyprian

a. A wanton person.

b. A prostitute.

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