Cephalophore
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cephalophore is a noun meaning (Roman Catholicism) Any of a group of saints depicted in art carrying heads in their hands.
Meaning
(Roman Catholicism) Any of a group of saints depicted in art carrying heads in their hands.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Synonym of cephalopod: a mollusk of the class Cephalopoda.
Example Sentences
According to William of Worcester, quite a large number of Cornish saints were cephalophores: besides S. Nectan and S. Willow, he tells us that “there were three brothers under the name of Genesius and each one carried his head.”
Word Forms
- cephalophores
Synonyms for cephalophore
Depending on context, synonyms include cephalopod.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stigmatophore, stigmatic, cephalosome, cephalolichen, kephaline, stylophore.
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