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Cyril

see synonyms of cyril

Noun

1. cyril, saint cyril, st. cyril

Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cyril

see synonyms of cyril
noun
Saint. ?827–869 ad, Greek Christian theologian, missionary to the Moravians and inventor of the Cyrillic alphabet; he and his brother Saint Methodius were called the Apostles of the Slavs. Feast day: Feb 14 or May 11

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Cyril

see synonyms of cyril
noun
a masculine name
1. 
Saint( a.d. 376?-444); Christian theologian: archbishop of Alexandria (412-444): his day is June 27
2. 
Saint(born Constantine) ( a.d. 827?-869); Gr. prelate & missionary; apostle to the Slavs: his day is Feb. 14

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cyril

see synonyms of cyril
Christian missionary and theologian who with his brother Saint Methodius (826-885) worked in Moravia, translating the Scriptures into Old Church Slavonic.

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