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epicure /epˈi-kūr/ noun- A person of refined and fastidious taste, esp in food, wine, etc
- An Epicurean (obsolete)
- A person devoted to sensual enjoyment (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L Epicūrus, from Gr Epikouros Epicurēˈan adjective - Of or relating to Epicurus (341–270BC), the Greek philosopher, who taught that the real world is a chance composition of atoms or particles and that pleasure controlled by social convention (misrepresented by opponents as brutish sensuality) is the greatest good
- (without cap) devoted to luxury, esp refined luxury
noun- A follower of Epicurus
- (without cap) a hedonist or epicure
Epicurēˈanism noun - The doctrines of Epicurus
- Devotion to these doctrines
- Epicurism
epˈicurism noun - Pursuit of pleasure
- Fastidiousness in luxury
- Also /ep-i-kūrˈizm/ (archaic) Epicureanism
epˈicurize or epˈicurise intransitive verb (archaic) - To act as an epicure
- To profess the philosophy of Epicurus
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