Definition of epicureanism
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capitalized
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: 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
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: a way of life in accord with Epicureanism
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: epicurism
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The first known use of epicureanism was in 1697
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