epicureanism
2 synonyms for epicureanism, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The philosophy taught by Epicurus, that pleasure is the greatest good, reached mainly through calm of mind and moderate living rather than excess.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
The general pursuit of pleasure, especially a refined enjoyment of fine food and drink.
Etymology
From Epicurean + -ism. As a pejorative synonym of atheism, both from the philosophy's rejection of deontological morality and from Epicurus's specific belief that the Greek gods—if they did exist—did not concern themselves at all with mankind, its actions, or any system of reward or punishment for them. Doublet of epic...
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