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PRONUNCIATION OF CYRENAIC

Cyrenaic  [ˌsaɪrəˈneɪɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYRENAIC

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adjective
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Cyrenaic can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES CYRENAIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cyrenaic

Cyrenaics

The Cyrenaics were an ultra-hedonist Greek school of philosophy founded in the 4th century BCE, supposedly by Aristippus of Cyrene, although many of the principles of the school are believed to have been formalized by his grandson of the same name, Aristippus the Younger. The school was so called after Cyrene, the birthplace of Aristippus. It was one of the earliest Socratic schools. The Cyrenaics taught that the only intrinsic good is pleasure, which meant not just the absence of pain, but positively enjoyable sensations. Of these, momentary pleasures, especially physical ones, are stronger than those of anticipation or memory. They did, however, recognize the value of social obligation and that pleasure could be gained from altruistic behaviour. The school died out within a century and was replaced by the philosophy of Epicureanism.

Definition of Cyrenaic in the English dictionary

The first definition of Cyrenaic in the dictionary is of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica. Other definition of Cyrenaic is of or relating to the philosophical school founded by the Greek philosopher Aristippus in Cyrene that held pleasure to be the highest good. Cyrenaic is also an inhabitant of Cyrene or Cyrenaica.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYRENAIC


algebraic
ˌældʒɪˈbreɪɪk
allogeneic
ˈælədʒəˌneɪɪk
apotropaic
ˌæpəʊtrəˈpeɪɪk
Aramaic
ˌærəˈmeɪɪk
archaic
ɑːˈkeɪɪk
deltaic
delˈteɪɪk
formulaic
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪɪk
Hebraic
hɪˈbreɪɪk
Judaic
dʒuːˈdeɪɪk
laic
ˈleɪɪk
maleic
məˈleɪɪk
Mishnaic
mɪʃˈneɪɪk
mosaic
məˈzeɪɪk
photomosaic
ˌfəʊtəʊməˈzeɪɪk
photovoltaic
ˌfəʊtəʊvɒlˈteɪɪk
prosaic
prəʊˈzeɪɪk
Ptolemaic
ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk
Sinaic
sɪˈneɪɪk
voltaic
vɒlˈteɪɪk
xenogeneic
ˌzɛnəʊdʒɪˈneɪɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYRENAIC

Cypriot
Cypriote
cypripedia
cypripedium
cypris
cyproheptadine
cyproterone
Cyprus
cypsela
cypselae
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrenaica
Cyrene
Cyril
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CYRENAIC

Alcaic
Biblical Aramaic
Chaldaic
choleraic
craic
dispondaic
Eddaic
faradaic
mesaraic
Mithraic
paradisaic
Pharisaic
premosaic
Romaic
saic
spondaic
stanzaic
stenopaic
trochaic
Ural-Altaic

Synonyms and antonyms of Cyrenaic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Cyrenaic» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Cyrenaic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cirenaica
570 millions of speakers

English

Cyrenaic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Cyrenaic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Cyrenaic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Cyrenaic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cyrenaic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Cyrenaic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cyrénaïque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cyrenaic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kyrenaische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Cyrenaic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Cyrenaic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cyrenaic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cyrenaic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Cyrenaic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सायरेनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cyrenaic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cirenaico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cyrenaic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Cyrenaic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cirenaica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Cyrenaic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cyrenaic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cyrenaic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cyrenaic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cyrenaic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYRENAIC»

The term «Cyrenaic» is used very little and occupies the 173.294 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CYRENAIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cyrenaic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYRENAIC»

Discover the use of Cyrenaic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cyrenaic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Epistemology of the Cyrenaic School
This 1998 book reconstructs Cyrenaic epistemology, explains how it depends on Cyrenaic hedonism, locates it in the context of ancient debates, and discusses its connections with modern and contemporary epistemological positions.
Voula Tsouna, 1998
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The Epistemology of the Cyrenaic School
This 1998 book reconstructs Cyrenaic epistemology, explains how it depends on Cyrenaic hedonism, locates it in the context of ancient debates, and discusses its connections with modern and contemporary epistemological positions.
Voula Tsouna-McKirahan, 1998
3
Plutarch Against Colotes: A Lesson in History of Philosophy
There are two things to note about Plutarch's account here: first, the examples used to illustrate the reasoning underlying the Cyrenaic thesis are all concerned with the perception of qualities such as sweetness, bitterness, coldness, darkness, ...
Eleni Kechagia, 2011
4
Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
We shall now give a short view of the leading i of the earlier Cyrenaic school in gene- tboagh it is not to be understood that the wholly or even chiefly drawn up by the elder Aristippus ; but, as it is impossible from the loss of contemporary ...
Sir William Smith, 1850
5
Cyrenaic: Cyrene, Libya, Benghazi, Kufra, Al Bayda, Libya, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, 2011
6
Tripoli and the Cyrenaic
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
R. Lambert Playfair, 2010
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Articles on Cyrenaic School, Including: Aristippus, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
8
Secreted Desires: The Major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde
'It produces such a bad effect on the minds of people who don't know Greek'.1 This 'bad effect' was what the wider Victorian world stood aghast at, aghast that such a 'hedonistic' Cyrenaic philosophy ever inspired its followers with an ...
Michael Matthew Kaylor, 2006
9
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism
For Sextus writes that “Some say that the Cyrenaic way of life is the same as Scepticism, since it too says that we apprehend only pathê.” Sextus here reports that someone else has identified Cyrenaicism with Scepticism and that they have  ...
Richard Bett, 2010
10
The History of Philosophy, from the Earliest Periods: Drawn ...
Drawn Up from Brucker's Historia Critica Philosophiae William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker. CHAPTER V. OF THE CYRENAIC SECT. From the school of Socrates many sects arose, who, though they held opinions essentially different from ...
William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYRENAIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cyrenaic is used in the context of the following news items.
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How did they murder a country?
The discontented Cyrenaic tribes of the regime seized the opportunity to launch an armed revolt against the central power. A number of regime ... «Daily Sabah, Jan 15»
2
The Birth of Hedonism
A new book exploring hedonism and the Cyrenaic philosophers by Dr Kurt Lampe of the Department of Classics and Ancient History is ... «University of Bristol, Oct 14»
3
Minerva Neurosciences Announces Completion of FDA Review of …
The company was incorporated under the name Cyrenaic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on April 23, 2007. In November 2013, it merged with Sonkei ... «GlobeNewswire, Sep 14»
4
Mark S. Levine Joins Minerva Neurosciences as VP and General …
The company was incorporated under the name Cyrenaic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on April 23, 2007. In November 2013, it merged with Sonkei ... «PR Newswire, Aug 14»
5
Minerva Neurosciences Announces Appointment Of Frederick W …
The company was incorporated under the name Cyrenaic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on April 23, 2007. In November 2013, it merged with Sonkei ... «PR Newswire, Jul 14»
6
Minerva Neuroscience delays $96M initial stock offering
The company was incorporated under the name Cyrenaic Pharmaceuticals in 2007 and was located in Princeton, N.J. until recently. «Boston Business Journal, Jun 14»
7
In record year, Minvera, Syndax aim for IPOs next week
The company was founded in 2013 by the merger of Cyrenaic Pharmaceuticals and Sonkei Pharmaceuticals. The company is developing ... «Boston Business Journal, Jun 14»
8
Three IPO hopefuls look to squeeze out $144M as biotech gets …
Minerva is the result of a 2013 merger between Cyrenaic Pharmaceuticals and Sonkei Pharmaceuticals, and the company's investors include ... «FierceBiotech, Apr 14»
9
Index Ventures Launches New €150m Life Sciences Fund, with …
Current portfolio companies include Acutus Medical (USA), Cellzome (UK), Profibrix (NL), Cyrenaic (CH), Funxional Therapeutics (UK), Sonkei ... «Business Wire, Mar 12»
10
Prodi: African Union key player in Libya
The Tripolitanians have dominated the Cyrenaic people since Gadhafi ousted King Idris, who was of Cyrenaic origin, in 1969, Prodi said, and ... «The Brown Daily Herald, Apr 11»

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