单词 | Cyprian |
释义 | Cyprian /sip"ree euhn/, adj. 1. noting or pertaining to the worship of Aphrodite or to conduct inspired by Aphrodite. 2. lewd; licentious. 3. Cypriot. n. 4. Cypriot. 5. a lewd or licentious person, esp. a prostitute. 6. the Cyprian, Aphrodite: so called because her cult was centered on Cyprus. [1590-1600; < L Cypri(us) of Cyprus ( < Gk Kýprios, deriv. of Kýpros CYPRUS) + -AN] /sip"ree euhn/, n. Saint (Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus), A.D. c200-258, early church father, bishop, and martyr. |
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