cyrenian

Cy*re"ni*an (s-r"n-an), a. Defn: Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic. Cy*re"ni*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene. 2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.

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