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Synonyms for epicureanism

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ep-i-kyoo-ree-uh-niz-uh m, -kyoo r-ee-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛp ɪ kyʊˈri əˌnɪz əm, -ˈkyʊər i-

Définition of epicureanism

Origin : 1751, with reference to a philosophy; 1847 in a general sense, from epicurean + -ism. Earlier was epicurism (1570s).

As in hedonism : noun sensualism

Example sentences :

In modern times, as will be seen, Epicureanism has enjoyed a revival.
Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet

We too have our popular Epicureanism, which would allow the world to go on as if there were no God.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

The passage from pantheism to epicureanism is not a long one.
Extract from : « Mystics and Saints of Islam » by Claud Field

Epicureanism could have been carried no further than he had carried it.
Extract from : « The New Tenant » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

My Epicureanism and her iron-bound individualism would have clashed.
Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke

He lacks passion, and he is never wanton; his eroticism is only Epicureanism.
Extract from : « Anatole France » by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes

They lead him to the Epicureanism that is the only philosophy that they do not overthrow.
Extract from : « A Night in the Luxembourg » by Remy De Gourmont

So many people still fail to understand what epicureanism is.
Extract from : « Talleyrand » by Joseph McCabe

He was not a Sceptic as you may imagine, nor had he adopted the Lucretian form of Epicureanism.
Extract from : « First and Last » by H. Belloc

Herein lies the charm of his epicureanism, and herein too its kinship with that of Horace.
Extract from : « The Age of Tennyson » by Hugh Walker

Antonyms for epicureanism

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