Cyrenaic
əˈneɪ adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Cyrenaica, or its chief city, Cyrene.
2.
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
3.
a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
4.
a disciple of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica |
| 2. | of or relating to the philosophical school founded by the Greek philosopher Aristippus (?435--?356 |
| —n | |
| 3. | an inhabitant of Cyrene or Cyrenaica |
| 4. | a follower of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy |
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