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Epicureanism

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• Epicureans

  [ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh n, -kyoo r-ee-] /ˌɛp ɪ kyʊˈri ən, -ˈkyʊər i-/ adjective 1. fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking. 2. fit for an : epicurean delicacies. 3. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Epicurus or . noun 4. […]

• Epicureous

  adj. “epicurean,” 1550s, from Latin epicureus, from Greek epikoureios (see epicure).

• Epicurism

  [ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh-niz-uh m, -kyoo r-ee-] /ˌɛp ɪ kyʊˈri əˌnɪz əm, -ˈkyʊər i-/ 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) indulgence or habits. n. 1751, with […]

• Epicurus

  [ep-i-kyoo r-uh s] /ˌɛp ɪˈkyʊər əs/ noun 1. 342?–270 b.c, Greek philosopher. /ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs/ noun 1. 341–270 bc, Greek philosopher, who held that the highest good is pleasure and that the world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms

• Epicuticle

  [ep-i-kyoo-ti-kuh l] /ˌɛp ɪˈkyu tɪ kəl/ noun 1. the thin, waxy outer layer of the insect exoskeleton. /ˈɛpɪˌkjuːtɪkəl/ noun 1. (botany) a waxy layer on the surface of the cuticle 2. (zoology) the outermost lipoprotein layer of the insect cuticle

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