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