'Cyrenian' definitions:

Definition of 'Cyrenian'

From: GCIDE
  • Cyrenian \Cy*re"ni*an\ (s?-r?"n?-an), a. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cyrenian'

From: GCIDE
  • Cyrenian \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]