† Epicuricaladj.

Forms: 1500s Epicurical, 1500s–1600s Epicuricall.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Epicurus , -ical suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Epicurus (see epicure n. and adj.) + -ical suffix.

Obsolete.

= epicurean adj. (in various senses).

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epicury1545

epicureala1555

epicurean1561

Epicurical?1573

epicurizing1664

?1573 H. Cheke tr. F. Negri Freewyl i. ii. 11 These men he woulde haue to geue themselues to the studie of Epicurical philosophie [It. dell' Epicurea philosophia].

a1577 H. Bull Christian Praiers & Holie Medit. (?1578) 194 Couetous, hypocriticall, and epicurical harts.

1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames f. 144 S. James [had to do] with Epicuricall professours.

1630 H. Sydenham Rich Mans Warning-peece 16 Of all Gluttonies, that of the Eye is most Epicuricall, when it would still see Dainties which it cannot taste.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	epicurical
释义	† Epicuricaladj. Forms: 1500s Epicurical, 1500s–1600s Epicuricall. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Epicurus , -ical suffix. Etymology: < the name of Epicurus (see epicure n. and adj.) + -ical suffix. Obsolete. = epicurean adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Epicurean philosophy epicury1545 epicureala1555 epicurean1561 Epicurical?1573 epicurizing1664 ?1573 H. Cheke tr. F. Negri Freewyl i. ii. 11 These men he woulde haue to geue themselues to the studie of Epicurical philosophie [It. dell' Epicurea philosophia]. a1577 H. Bull Christian Praiers & Holie Medit. (?1578) 194 Couetous, hypocriticall, and epicurical harts. 1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames f. 144 S. James [had to do] with Epicuricall professours. 1630 H. Sydenham Rich Mans Warning-peece 16 Of all Gluttonies, that of the Eye is most Epicuricall, when it would still see Dainties which it cannot taste. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.?1573
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