epicureanism

英 美 [,ɛpɪkjʊ'rɪən,ɪzəm]
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epicureanism (n.)
1751, with reference to the philosophical system of Epicurus; 1847 in a general sense "attachment to or indulgence in luxurious habits," from epicurean + -ism. Earlier was epicurism (1570s).

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