CYRENAIC Cyr`e*na"ic (sr`-n"k or s`r-), a. Etym: [L. Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya.]
Defn: Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene. — n.
Defn: A native of Cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of
Aristippus. See Cyrenian, n.
CYRENIAN
Cy*re"ni*an (s-r"n-an), a.
Defn: Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic.
CYRENIAN
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.
CYRIOLOGIC
Cyr`i*o*log"ic (sr`—lj"k or s`r-), a. Etym: [See Curiologic.]
Defn: Relating to capital letters.