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                        cynicism
                    
                    
                    
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                        believe
                    
                    
                    
                        menippean
                    
                    
                    
                        means
                    
                    
                    
                        virtue
                    
                    
                    
                        sect
                    
                    
                    
                        good
                    
                    
                    
                        scornful
                    
                    
                    
                        negative
                    
                    
                    
                        self control
                    
                    
                    
                        motivate
                    
                    
                    
                        cynical
                    
                    
                    
                        selfishness
                    
                    
                    
                        dog star
                    
                    
                    
                        philosopher
                    
                    
                    
                        outlook
                    
                    
                    
                        philodox
                    
                    
                    
                        diogenes
                    
                    
                    
                        ancient greek
                    
                                        
                
                                    
                                                
            Definitions:
Noun
                                                
                        
                            Cynic
                        
                                                
                                                    
                
                    
                    Definition: a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
Definition: A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
Definition: A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
Adjective
Definition: Of or relating to the Cynics.
Definition: cynical (in all senses)