Epicurean
Of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism, his philosophyOf or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism, his philosophy.
» The Epicureans think that the soul perishes with the body.
Die Epikureer glauben, dass die Seele mit dem Körper vergeht. — carlosalberto
Эпикурейцы считают, что душа погибает вместе с телом. — carlosalberto
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1 sensesOf or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism, his philosophy.
epikureisch
эпикуре́йскийepikuréjskij
of Epicurus or epicureanism
Examples
2 sentencesThe Epicureans think that the soul perishes with the body.
ruЭпикурейцы считают, что душа погибает вместе с телом. — carlosalberto
deDie Epikureer glauben, dass die Seele mit dem Körper vergeht. — carlosalberto
The city of Lyctos in Crete forbade any Epicurean to enter it under penalty of the most frightful tortures.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French Epicurien, from Latin Epicureus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπικούρειος (EpikoúreiFrom Old French Epicurien, from Latin Epicureus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπικούρειος (Epikoúreios, “Epicurean”), from Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros, “Epicurus”) + -ειος (-eios, “-ey: forming adjectives”).
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Forms
more Epicurean, most Epicurean| Comparative | more Epicurean Lesson |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses:luxuriousluxuriantsybariticvoluptuaryvoluptuous
- devoted to pleasure:hedonichedonistic
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.