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  • 51Cynic epistles — The Cynic epistles are a collection of letters expounding the principles and practices of Cynic philosophy mostly written in the time of the Roman empire but purporting to have been written by much earlier philosophers. The two main groups of… …

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  • 52Menon III of Pharsalus — For other uses of Menon see Menon (disambiguation). For other Menons of Pharsalus see Menon of Pharsalus (disambiguation). Menon (423? 400BC) (in Greek Mένων), son of Alexidemus, was a Thessalian, probably from Pharsalus[1] and is famous for… …

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  • 53cyrenaic — I. |sirə|nāik, |sīr adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Cyrenaicus, from Greek Kyrēnaïkos, adjective & noun, from Kyrēnaïka, ancient region in Libya (from Kyrēnē) & Kyrēnē Cyrene, ancient Greek city in Libya 1. a. : of, relati …

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  • 54Cyrenaic sect — Hedonic He*don ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? pleasure, ? sweet, pleasant.] 1. Pertaining to pleasure. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or relating to Hedonism or the Hedonic sect. [1913 Webster] {Hedonic sect} a sect that placed the highest good in the gratification… …

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  • 55Cyrenian — Cy*re ni*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 56Hedonic — He*don ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? pleasure, ? sweet, pleasant.] 1. Pertaining to pleasure. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or relating to Hedonism or the Hedonic sect. [1913 Webster] {Hedonic sect} a sect that placed the highest good in the gratification of the… …

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  • 57Hedonic sect — Hedonic He*don ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? pleasure, ? sweet, pleasant.] 1. Pertaining to pleasure. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or relating to Hedonism or the Hedonic sect. [1913 Webster] {Hedonic sect} a sect that placed the highest good in the gratification… …

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  • 58Reprehend — Rep re*hend (r?p r? h?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re re + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Reprisal}. ] To… …

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  • 59Reprehended — Reprehend Rep re*hend (r?p r? h?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re re + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile}, and cf.… …

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  • 60Reprehending — Reprehend Rep re*hend (r?p r? h?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re re + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile}, and cf.… …

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