Usually means: Philosophy seeking pleasure, avoiding pain.
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General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. epicureanism: Merriam-Webster
  2. Epicureanism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Epicureanism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. epicureanism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. epicureanism: Vocabulary.com
  6. Epicureanism, epicureanism: Wordnik
  7. Epicureanism: Wiktionary
  8. Epicureanism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. Epicureanism: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Epicureanism: Dictionary.com
  11. Epicureanism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Epicureanism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. epicureanism: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. epicureanism: Rhymezone
  15. Epicureanism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. epicureanism: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  17. epicureanism: FreeDictionary.org
  18. epicureanism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. Epicureanism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Epicureanism: Global Glossary
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  1. epicureanism: Legal dictionary

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  1. Epicureanism: Encyclopedia

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Epicureanism: Catholic Encyclopedia
  2. Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion (No longer online)

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  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Epicureanism)

noun:  (ethics) The philosophical belief that pleasure is the highest good, particularly as advocated by Epicurus with a focus on mental pleasures and on avoidance of pain (ataraxia) through moderation and common virtue.
noun:  (sometimes proscribed) Synonym of hedonism, general pursuit of pleasure, particularly refined and knowledgeable enjoyment of good food, drink, and similar sensual pleasures.
noun:  (obsolete) Synonym of atheism.

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