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Epicureanism
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Ep·i·cu·re·an·ism       [ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh-niz-uhm, -kyoor-ee-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the philosophical system or doctrine of Epicurus, holding that the external world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms and that the highest good is pleasure, interpreted as freedom from disturbance or pain.
2.(lowercase) epicurean indulgence or habits.
Also, Ep·i·cur·ism       [ep-i-kyoo-riz-uhm, ep-i-kyoor-iz-uhm] Pronunciation Key.

[Origin: 1745–55; epicurean + -ism]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Ep·i·cu·re·an·ism       (ěp'ĭ-kyŏŏ-rē'ə-nĭz'əm, -kyŏŏr'ē-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A philosophy advanced by Epicurus that considered happiness, or the avoidance of pain and emotional disturbance, to be the highest good and that advocated the pursuit of pleasures that can be enjoyed in moderation.
  2. also epicureanism Devotion to a life of pleasure and luxury.

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epicureanism

noun
a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Epicureanism [(ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh-niz-uhm, ep-i-kyoor-ee-uh-niz-uhm)]

A form of hedonism defended by several philosophers of ancient Greece. For the Epicureans, the proper goal of action was pleasure ®Äî a long-term pleasure, marked by serenity and temperance.


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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Epicureanism

Ep`i*cu*re"an*ism\, n. Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus; the principles or belief of Epicurus.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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