epicureanism noun. [ɛpɪ'kjʊǝrɪǝnɪz(ǝ)m] M18.
[from EPICUREAN + -ISM.]
1. (Usu. Epicureanism.) The philosophical system of Epicurus. M18.

2. Adherence to the principles of Epicurus; devotion to a life of pleasure, esp. of a refined or sensuous kind. M19.
■ O. Welles She knew how to eat, with the careful epicureanism of a woman who is used to having the best.

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