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Epicurism

noun
1.
The disposition and habits of an epicure.





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"Epicurism" Quotes from Famous Books



... table in elastic, soft arm-chairs, and for a while the conversation was interrupted, for the pastry and the other dainty dishes absorbed their whole attention. The major, who was noted for his epicurism, enjoyed the delicacies served up to him with the profound seriousness and immovable tranquillity of a philosopher. Besides, the princess shared his enjoyment after a while by her conversation, sparkling with wit and humor; ...
— LOUISA OF PRUSSIA AND HER TIMES • Louise Muhlbach
... means to govern our sex, and frivolity as a mask for her ambition. In short, Mad. de P—— is a perfect specimen of the combination of an intrigante and an elegante, a combination often found in Paris. Here women mingle politics and gallantry—men mix politics and epicurism—which ...
— Tales And Novels, Vol. 8 • Maria Edgeworth


Words linked to "Epicurism" :   temperament, disposition


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