Polycarp

Other forms: Polycarps

Definitions of Polycarp
  1. noun
    Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
    synonyms: Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp
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    type of:
    martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
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