SAINT POLYCARP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

• SAINT POLYCARP (noun)
  The noun SAINT 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)

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

• SAINT 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 ("Saint Polycarp" is a kind of...):

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