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epicureanism

ep.i.cu.re.an.ism \-*-.niz-*m\ n cap  1a: the philosophy of Epicurus who 
   subscribed to a hedonistic ethics that c onsidered an imperturbable 
   emotional calm the highest good, held intellectual pleasures superior to 
   others, and advocated the renunciation of momentary in favor of more 
   permanent pleasures 1b: a mode of life in consonance with Epicureanism  2: 
   EPICURISM