Philosophers of the Cynic sect
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Antisthenes, Diogenes of Sinope, Monimos, Onesicntos, Crates, Metrocles, Hipparchia, Memppos, and Menedemos of Lampsacos.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Philosophers of the Cynic sect” mean?
Antisthenes, Diogenes of Sinope, Monimos, Onesicntos, Crates, Metrocles, Hipparchia, Memppos, and Menedemos of Lampsacos.
Is “Philosophers of the Cynic sect” formal or informal?
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