n.
Pronunciation: - ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: circa 1751
1 capitalized a : the philosophy of Epicurus who subscribed to a hedonistic ethics that considered an imperturbable emotional calm the highest good and whose followers held intellectual pleasures superior to transient sensualism b : a way of life in accord with Epicureanism
2 : EPICURISM