Epicureanism

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

/ ˌɛp ɪ kyʊˈri əˌnɪz əm, -ˈkyʊər i- /

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.

Also Ep·i·cur·ism

[ep-i-kyoo-riz-uhm, ep-i-kyoor-iz-uhm]. /ˈɛp ɪ kyʊˌrɪz əm, ˌɛp ɪˈkyʊər ɪz əm/.

Origin of Epicureanism

First recorded in 1745–55; epicurean + -ism

Words nearby Epicureanism

epicritic, epic simile, Epictetus, epicure, epicurean, Epicureanism, Epicurus, epicuticle, epicycle, epicyclic train, epicycloid

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Example sentences from the Web for Epicureanism

Organic perfection, epicureanism, or the art of good living, belongs to man alone.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
Under such experience his early Epicureanism dissolved—it had always been too genial to be the true kind.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover
Dissolute, as all men of that epoch had become, he differed from all of them in his epicureanism.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern|Edgar Saltus
None the less his writings were committed to memory and remained the text-books of Epicureanism to the last.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

Herein lies the charm of his epicureanism, and herein too its kinship with that of Horace.
The Age of Tennyson|Hugh Walker

Cultural definitions for Epicureanism

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.

单词	epicureanism
释义	Epicureanism [ ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh-niz-uhm, -kyoor-ee- ] / ˌɛp ɪ kyʊˈri əˌnɪz əm, -ˈkyʊər i- / 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. Also Ep·i·cur·ism [ep-i-kyoo-riz-uhm, ep-i-kyoor-iz-uhm]. /ˈɛp ɪ kyʊˌrɪz əm, ˌɛp ɪˈkyʊər ɪz əm/. Origin of Epicureanism First recorded in 1745–55; epicurean + -ism Words nearby Epicureanism epicritic, epic simile, Epictetus, epicure, epicurean, Epicureanism, Epicurus, epicuticle, epicycle, epicyclic train, epicycloid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Epicureanism Organic perfection, epicureanism, or the art of good living, belongs to man alone. The Art of Entertaining\|M. E. W. Sherwood Under such experience his early Epicureanism dissolved—it had always been too genial to be the true kind. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire\|T. R. Glover Dissolute, as all men of that epoch had become, he differed from all of them in his epicureanism. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern\|Edgar Saltus None the less his writings were committed to memory and remained the text-books of Epicureanism to the last. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6\|Various Herein lies the charm of his epicureanism, and herein too its kinship with that of Horace. The Age of Tennyson\|Hugh Walker Cultural definitions for Epicureanism 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. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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