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  1. 1. n. someone who is critical of the motives of others n. 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 Source: ecdict

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virtueadvocatedancientcriticaldoctrineessencegoodgreekgroupmembermotivesphilosophersself-controlsomeone

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