Main Entry:

ep·i·cu·re·an·ism

Pronunciation:

\-ə-ˌni-zəm\

Function:

noun

Date:

circa 1751

1capitalized 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 Epicureanism2: epicurism