CYRENAIC


Meaning of CYRENAIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsir-ə-ˈnā-ik, ˌsī-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin cyrenaicus, from Greek kyrēnaikos, from Kyrēnē Cyrene, Africa, home of Aristippus, author of the doctrine

Date: 1586

: an adherent of the doctrine that pleasure is the chief end of life

• Cyrenaic adjective

• Cy·re·na·icism -ˈnā-ə-ˌsi-zəm noun

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