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Epicureanism

[ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh-niz-uhm, -kyoor-ee-]

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noun

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.

(lowercase) epicurean indulgence or habits.

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Also, Ep·i·cur·ism

[ep-i-kyoo-riz-uhm, ep-i-kyoor-iz-uhm] .

Origin:
1745–55; epicurean + -ism

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epicurean (ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən)

—*adj*
1.	devoted to sensual pleasures, esp food and drink; hedonistic
2.	suitable for an epicure: an epicurean feast

—n
3.	an epicure; gourmet

epicu'reanism

—n

Epicurean (ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to the philosophy of Epicurus

—n
2.	a follower of the philosophy of Epicurus

Epicu'reanism

—n

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epicureanism

1751, with reference to a philosophy; 1847 in a general sense, from epicurean + -ism.

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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 — a long-term pleasure, marked by serenity and temperance.

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