ST. POLYCARP

 I. (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)

Synonyms:

Polycarp; Saint Polycarp; St. Polycarp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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