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ST. POLYCARP

Overview

ST. POLYCARP (noun)
  The noun ST. POLYCARP has 1 sense:

1. Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)play

  Familiarity information: ST. POLYCARP used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ST. POLYCARP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Polycarp; Saint Polycarp; St. Polycarp

Hypernyms ("St. Polycarp" is a kind of...):

martyr (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)


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