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EPICUREANISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epicureanism" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)