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epicurean

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. epicurean (adjective)
  2. Epicurean (noun)

ep·i·cu·re·an

adj \ˌe-pi-kyu̇-ˈrē-ən, -ˈkyu̇r-ē-\

Definition of EPICUREAN

1
capitalized : of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
2
: of, relating to, or suited to an epicure
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Examples of EPICUREAN

  1. a person of epicurean tastes

First Known Use of EPICUREAN

1586

Other Philosophy Terms

dialectic, dualism, epistemology, existentialism, metaphysics, ontology, sequitur, solipsism, transcendentalism

Rhymes with EPICUREAN

antipodean, Laodicean, proboscidean, Pythagorean, terpsichorean, Thucydidean, un-European

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