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Cyprian¹

Where it comes from

From Latin Cyprianus.

proper noun

  1. Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint
  2. Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)

Cyprian²

Where it comes from

From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped.

noun Cyprians

  1. archaic Cypriot
  2. obsolete A lewd woman; a harlot.

adjective more Cyprian · most Cyprian

  1. archaic Cypriot
  2. obsolete lewd, licentious

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name bishop of Carthage

日本語きプリアヌス Kipurianusu
ΕλληνικάΚυπριανός Kyprianós
עבריתקיפריאמוס kipriánus

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"Cyprian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cyprian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Cyprian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cyprian

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"Cyprian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cyprian.

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@misc{cyprian_2026,
  title = {Cyprian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cyprian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}