ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kyəˈrēəˌnizəm, -ˈkyu̇rēə- noun
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1. usually capitalized
a. : the philosophy of Epicurus and his followers who within a framework of modified Democritean atomism subscribed to a hedonistic ethics that considered ataraxy the highest good, held intellectual pleasures superior to others, and advocated the renunciation of momentary in favor of more permanent pleasures
b. : a mode of life in consonance with Epicureanism
2. : epicurism 2
3. : the attitude or practice of an apikores : wordly-mindedness