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Cytherean, a. and n.|sɪθəˈriːan|
[f. L. Cytherēa = Gr. κυθέρεια a name of Aphrodite or Venus, from κύθηρα Cythera, Cerigo.]
A. adj.
1. Pertaining to Venus; also transf. (cf. B).
1866Elgin Cathedral Guide 45 A Cytheraean temple under State supervision and protection.
2. Pertaining to the planet Venus.
1885Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 284 Three distinct atmospheres—the solar, terrestrial, and cytherean—combine to deform outlines.
B. n. A votaress of Venus; a prostitute attached to a heathen temple in India; also generally.
1751Beau-philosopher 238 The Baron..obliged him..to tack about to some other Cytherean. 1807J. Johnson Orient. Voy. 96 The contaminated embrace of a modern Cytherean. |