SAINT POLYCARP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

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