Cyrenaic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Cyrenaica, or its chief city, Cyrene.
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noting or pertaining to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene, who taught that pleasure is the only rational aim of life.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
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a disciple of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy.
adjective
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(in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
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of or relating to the philosophical school founded by the Greek philosopher Aristippus (?435–?356 bc ) in Cyrene that held pleasure to be the highest good
noun
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an inhabitant of Cyrene or Cyrenaica
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a follower of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy
Etymology
Origin of Cyrenaic
1580–90; < Latin C ȳrēnaicus < Greek Kȳrēnnaïkós, equivalent to Kȳrēna- (combining form of Kȳrḗnē Cyrene ) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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He maintains further, in opposition to most of the Cyrenaic school, that wisdom or prudence alone is an insufficient guarantee against error.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
One of his teachers was the Cyrenaic Theodorus, called “the atheist,” whose influence is clearly shown in Bion’s attitude towards the gods.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Aristippus was the founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy and was a disciple of Socrates—a fact which he regarded as the greater honour of the two.
From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
The earliest and the most extreme type of hedonism is that of the Cyrenaic School as stated by Aristippus, who argued that the only good for man is the sentient pleasure of the moment.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
ANNICERIS, a Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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