| Cynic (cynic) |
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| a. | (s***ibreve]n"***ibreve]k) |
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| Cyn"ic |
| [L. cynicus
of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s, prop., dog-
like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See
Hound.] |
Having the qualities of a
surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.
Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the
cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.
Belonging to the sect of philosophers
called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or
resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.
Given to sneering at rectitude and the
conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality
of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by
self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who
scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such
opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.
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One of a sect or school of philosophers
founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The
first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for
social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term
Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and
contempt for the views of others.
One who holds views resembling those
of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person
who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously
or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and
that appearances to the contrary are superficial and
untrustworthy.
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