cyrenaic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cyr`e*na"ic adjective

Etymology

L. Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya.

Definitions

1. 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. A native of Cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of Aristippus. See Cyrenian, n.