'Epicureanism' definitions:
Definition of 'epicureanism'
(from WordNet)
noun
A doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
Definition of 'Epicureanism'
From: GCIDE
- Epicureanism \Ep`i*cu*re"an*ism\, n. Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus; the principles or belief of Epicurus. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'epicureanism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aesthetics,
- appetite,
- appetitiveness,
- artistic taste,
- connoisseurship,
- Cyrenaic hedonism,
- Cyrenaicism,
- dilettantism,
- epicurism,
- ethical hedonism,
- eudaemonism,
- expertise,
- expertism,
- friandise,
- gastronomics,
- gastronomy,
- gourmandise,
- hedonic calculus,
- hedonics,
- hedonism,
- luxuriousness,
- luxury,
- pleasure principle,
- pleasure-loving,
- pleasure-seeking,
- psychological hedonism,
- sensualism,
- sensuality,
- sensualness,
- sybaritism,
- unchastity,
- virtu,
- virtuosity,
- voluptuousness