ˈkirēˌäs noun
also ku·ri·os ˈku̇r-
( plural kyri·oi -ēˌȯi ; or kyrios·es -ēˌäsə̇z ; also kuri·oi or kurios·es )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Greek kyrios lord, master, from kyros power, might — more at curiologic
: lord
early Christians confessed Jesus Christ as their kyrios instead of the emperor