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epictetus

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Ep⋅ic⋅te⋅tus

  [ep-ik-tee-tuhs]
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–noun
a.d. c60–c120, Greek Stoic philosopher and teacher, mainly in Rome.
Related forms:
Ep⋅ic⋅te⋅tian  [ep-ik-tee-shuhn] , adjective
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Ep·ic·te·tus   (ěp'ĭk-tē'təs)   
Phrygian-born philosopher who popularized the Stoic ethical doctrine of limiting one's desires, believing that one should act in life as at a banquet by taking a polite portion of all that is offered.
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