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  1. Cynic
    [band] Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landma...
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  2. Cynic
    [disambiguation] Cynic may also refer to: ...
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  3. cynic
    [n] - someone who is critical of the motives of others
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=cynic

  4. cynic
    Member of a school of Greek philosophy (cynicism), founded in Athens about 400 BC by Antisthenes, a disciple of Socrates, who advocated a stern and simple morality and a complete disregard of...
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  5. Cynic
    Cyn'ic (sĭn'ĭk), Cyn'ic*al (-ĭ*k a l) adjective [ Latin cynicus of the sect of Cynics, from Greek kyniko`s , prop., dog- like, from ky`wn , kyno`s , dog. See Hound .] ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/211

  6. Cynic
    Cyn'ic noun (Gr. Philos) 1. 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 opini...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/211

  7. cynic
    Doglike, denoting a spasm of the muscles of the face as in risus caninus. ... Origin: G. Kynikos, doglike ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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  1. cynic
    faultfinder noun someone who is critical of the motives of others
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  2. Cynic
    • (n.) 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, ...
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  3. Cynic
    to well into Christian times and was distinguished more for its unconventional way of life than for any system of thought. Antisthenes, a disciple ... [8 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/175

  4. cynic
    cynic 1. A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness. 2. A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative. A Cynic was an ancient Greek philosopher or a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who believed that virtue is the only good and that the only m...
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  5. Cynic
    Cynic, Cynics 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. The Greek word kunikos, from which 'cynic' comes, was originally an adjective meaning 'doglike', from kuōn, 'dog'. The word was pro...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/605/

  6. cynic
    Member of a school of Greek philosophy (cynicism), founded in Athens about 400 BC by Antisthenes, a disciple of Socrates, who advocated a stern and simple morality and a complete disregard of pleasure and comfort. His followers, led by Diogenes, not only showed a contemptuous disregard for pleasure,...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0017267.html

  7. cynic
    1) 105. sarcastic sort 2) Believer in disbelief 3) Diogenes, for one 4) Diogenes, notably 5) Disagreeable person 6) Disbeliever 7) Distrustful sort 8) Distrusting sort 9) Doubter 10) Doubting thomas 11) Faultfinder 12)
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/cynic/1

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