epicurean
Pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfortPursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.
» 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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2 sensesPursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.
devoted to pleasure
Devoted to luxurious living.
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.
Origin
From Epicurean (“follower of Epicureanism”).From Epicurean (“follower of Epicureanism”).
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Forms
more epicurean, most epicurean| Comparative | more epicurean Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most epicurean Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
24 synonyms- displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses:luxuriousluxuriantsybariticvoluptuaryvoluptuous
- devoted to pleasure:hedonichedonistic
Word family
5 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.