Cyrenaic
A member or adherent of Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of…A member or adherent of Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A member or adherent of Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
(historical)Synonym of Cyrenian, a person of or from Cyrene.
(historical)Synonym of Cyrenaican, a person of or from Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin Cȳrēnaicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē,From Latin Cȳrēnaicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Cyrene + -ic or a backformation from Cyrenaica.
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