Main Entry: ep·i·cu·re·an·ism

Pronunciation: \-ə-ˌni-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1751

1 capitalized 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 Epicureanism
2 : epicurism