Epicurus

[ ep-i-kyoor-uhs ]

noun

1. 342?–270 b.c., Greek philosopher.

Epicurus

/ ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs /

noun

1. Epicurus341 bc270 bcMGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopher, 341–270 bc , Greek philosopher, who held that the highest good is pleasure and that the world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms

Example Sentences

Scholars believe the style of the writing is typical of the Greek philosopher Philodemus, who followed the teachings of Epicurus, and may have been philosopher-in-residence at Herculaneum.

From BBC

But that doesn't stop him from blatantly misunderstanding the Greek philosopher Epicurus in his nonsensical complaint about "Epicurean liberalism."

From Salon

Josh Hawley's education at Stanford and Yale doesn't stop him from blatantly misunderstanding Epicurus as an advocate of wantonness and gluttony, which he absolutely is not.

From Salon

Following some early Christians, Hawley spins Epicurus' philosophy as an appeal to wantonness and gluttony, which it absolutely is not.

From Salon

Any person, of any age and gender, would do much better to study the far-ranging ideas of Epicurus than the warmed-over nostrums Josh Hawley cribs from his readings of the Bible.

From Salon