Synonyms for cyprian

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sip-ree-uh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪp ri ən

Définition of cyprian

Origin : 1620s, "of Cyprus," from Latin Cyprianus, from Cyprius, from Greek Kyprios (see Cyprus). The island was famous in ancient times as the birthplace of Aphrodite and for erotic worship rituals offered to her there; hence Cyprian meant "licentious, lewd," the earliest attested sense in English (1590s) and was applied 18c.-19c. to prostitutes.

As in libertine : noun debauched person

Example sentences :

Cyprian's care not only extended over Carthage, but to Numidia and Mauritania.
Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

On the right we see the images of Cornelius and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage.
Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani

Nor did Cyprian think them propitious when taken into counsel.
Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

This is one possible view of Cyprian's character and purposes.
Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin

His accuser, Cyprian, still apparently a young man, was also a Roman nobleman.
Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin

Cyprian, accuser in King's Court, 267; charges others of treason, 271.
Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin

Was it for this, perchance, that the Cyprian nobles came less heartily?
Extract from : « The Royal Pawn of Venice » by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull

I would have had another of our Cyprian nobles, because of this jealousy of Venice.
Extract from : « The Royal Pawn of Venice » by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull

Cyprian in some places testifies that the blood was given to the people.
Extract from : « The Confession of Faith » by Various

Cyprian Eveleth said to his sister, after a brief word of greeting.
Extract from : « The Guardian Angel » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Antonyms for cyprian

puritan

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