EPICUREANISM


Meaning of EPICUREANISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ə-ˌni-zəm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.