Cyril Definition

sîrəl
noun
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • st. cyril
  • saint cyril
pronoun
A male given name; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.
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Origin of Cyril

  • Via Late Latin Cyrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kýrillos), from κύριος (lord, master).

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Cyril Sentence Examples

  • Revised Creed of Cyril of Jerusalem.

  • Of these that represented by Severus stood nearest to the Christology of Cyril.

  • There is also a translation by Cyril Bailey (Oxford, 1910).

  • As regards chronology he is not very trustworthy; on the other hand, his moderation towards opponents, not excepting Cyril, deserves recognition.

  • From Alexandria we get Athanasius, Didymus and Cyril; from Cyrene, Synesius; from Antioch, Theodore of Mopsuestia, John Chrysostom and Theodoret; from Palestine, Eusebius of Caesarea and Cyril of Jerusalem; from Cappadocia, Basil, Gregory of Nyssa and Gregory of Nazianzus.

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Words Starting With

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Words Starting With C and Ending With L

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