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    POLYCARP

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     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)play

    Synonyms:

    Polycarp; Saint Polycarp; St. Polycarp

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

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

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