Ep`i*cu*re"an [L. Epicureus, Gr. : cf. 'epicurien.]
1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. "The sect Epicurean."
Milton.
2. Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good eating.
Courses of the most refined and epicurean dishes.
Prescott.
Epicurean philosophy. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.
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Ep`i*cu*re"an, n.
1. A follower or Epicurus.
2. One given to epicurean indulgence.
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