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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To overlook the Cyrenaic recognition of social obligation and the hedonistic value of altruistic emotion is a very common expedient of those who are opposed to all hedonistic theories of life.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
Plato narrowly escaped the fate of slavery, but was ransomed by Anniceris, the Cyrenaic.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by W. T. (Walter Terence) Stace
But Lynceus the Samian, the friend of Theophrastus, was acquainted with the use of paunches when eaten with Cyrenaic sauce.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
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
With the Megaric school is usually classified the Cyrenaic founded by Aristippus.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by John William Draper
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