单词 | Epicureanism |
释义 | Epicureanism /ep'i kyoo ree"euh niz'euhm, -kyoor"ee-/, n. 1. the philosophical system or doctrine of Epicurus, holding that the external world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms and that the highest good is pleasure, interpreted as freedom from disturbance or pain. 2. (l.c.) epicurean indulgence or habits. Also, Epicurism /ep"i kyoo riz'euhm, ep'i kyoor"iz euhm/. [1745-55; EPICUREAN + -ISM] |
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