/sip"ree euhn/ , adj.
1. noting or pertaining to the worship of Aphrodite or to conduct inspired by Aphrodite.
2. lewd; licentious.
3. Cypriot.
n.
4. Cypriot.
5. a lewd or licentious person, esp. a prostitute.
6. the Cyprian , Aphrodite: so called because her cult was centered on Cyprus.
[ 1590-1600; Cypri ( us ) of Cyprus ( Kýprios, deriv. of Kýpros CYPRUS) + -AN ]
/sip"ree euhn/ , n.
Saint ( Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus ), A.D. c200-258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.