1. Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155); [syn: Polycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Polycarp
n 1: Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian
faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
[syn: Polycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp]