Definitions for Epicureanism

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Epicureanism Ep·i·cu·re·an·ism

Spelling: [ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh-niz-uh m, - Epicureanism is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 1542 anagrams from letters in Epicureanism (aceeiimnprsu).

Definitions for Epicureanism

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.

Origin of Epicureanism

First recorded in 1745-55; epicurean + -ism

Examples for Epicureanism

The passage from pantheism to Epicureanism is not a long one.

Herein lies the charm of his Epicureanism, and herein too its kinship with that of Horace.

He was not a Sceptic as you may imagine, nor had he adopted the Lucretian form of Epicureanism.

In modern times, as will be seen, Epicureanism has enjoyed a revival.

Epicureanism could have been carried no further than he had carried it.

He lacks passion, and he is never wanton; his eroticism is only Epicureanism.

They lead him to the Epicureanism that is the only philosophy that they do not overthrow.

So many people still fail to understand what Epicureanism is.

My Epicureanism and her iron-bound individualism would have clashed.

We too have our popular Epicureanism, which would allow the world to go on as if there were no God.