Cyrenaicism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

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.

/ˈsaɪriˌneɪəsɪzm/ /ˈkaɪrəˌneɪəsɪzm/

Cyrenaicism

From Cyrenaic + -ism, q.v.

hedonism particularly

Cyrenaic

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