EPICURE

PRONUNCIATION: (EP-i-kyoor)

MEANING: noun:
1. A person with refined taste, especially in food or wine.
2. A person devoted to sensual pleasure.

ETYMOLOGY: After the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270 BCE), who advocated simple pleasures and a calm mind (ataraxia). With time, his teachings were distorted as focusing on sensual pleasures. Earliest documented use: 1450.
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EPIDURE - a popular form of anesthesia for use in childbirth

EPICUBE - synonym for tesseract

PI-CURE - a spurious panacea, claiming to be based on principles of numerology