Associations to the word «Cyprian»

Wiktionary

CYPRIAN, noun. (archaic) Cypriot
CYPRIAN, noun. (obsolete) A lewd woman; a harlot.
CYPRIAN, adjective. (archaic) Cypriot

Dictionary definition

CYPRIAN, noun. A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money.
CYPRIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
CYPRIAN, adjective. Of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries".
CYPRIAN, adjective. Resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats