Diogenes

[ dahy-oj-uh-neez ]

noun

1. 412?–323 b.c., Greek Cynic philosopher.

Diogenes

/ daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz /

noun

1. Diogenes?412 bc?323 bcMGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopher ?412–?323 bc , Greek Cynic philosopher, who rejected social conventions and advocated self-sufficiency and simplicity of life

Other Words From

• Di·o·gen·ic [dahy-, uh, -, jen, -ik], Di·oge·nean adjective

Example Sentences

Gower relates how Diogenes reproved Alexander for his lust of conquest; Conf.

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"Then, for once, I've found a disinterested female in a coaxing mood," replied this modern Diogenes.

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Anaximenes regarded air as having life; Diogenes saw in it also intelligence.

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Diogenes thus refers the origin of the world to an intelligent being,--to a soul which knows and vivifies.

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Then Diogenes of Crete, making a fanciful speculation, imparted to air an intellectual energy.

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