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Meaning of Cyrenaicism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈsaɪriˌneɪəsɪzm

Definitions

Synonym of hedonism, particularly (ethics, chiefly historical) the specific beliefs of the philosophical school of Aristippus of Cyrene, advocating pursuit of sensual pleasure as the highest good.

derogatory, usually

Examples

“This reads like an avowal of Epicureanism or of the more selfish philosophy of pleasure known as Cyrenaicism.”

CEFR level

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See also

Cyrenæan Cyrene Cyrenian Cyril Cyrillic Cyrillic numeral

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