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† ˈepicury, a. Obs. rare—1. [ad. late L. epicūri-us (= epicūrēus), f. Epicūr-us.] = epicurean a.[c 1430 Pilgr. Lyf Man. iii. xl. (1869) 156 Who ben, quod j, Epicurie? It ben, quod she, a folk that of here persede sak maken a god.] 1545 Joye Exp. Dan. xii. [xi.] 222 Seinge this epicury godles furye b...
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† ˈepicuree Obs. In 4, 6 pl. epicureis, -ees. See also epicury. [ad. L. epicūrē-us (see epicurean); cf. Pharisee.] = epicurean B. 1. (In the first quot. epicureis appears to be the Lat. pl. epicurei with an Eng. pl. ending; cf. ephories and similar formations common in 16–17th c.)1382 Wyclif Acts xv...
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epicure
▪ I. epicure, n. (ˈɛpɪkjʊə(r)) Also 6 epecur. [perh. an appellative use of Epicure (cf. Fr. {Eacu}picure, It. Epicuro), ad. L. Epicūrus (as pr. name now used in Lat. form), a. Gr. Ἐπίκουρος, the name of an Athenian philosopher c 300 b.c. It may, however, be ad. late L. epicūrius (= L. epicūrēus) Epi...
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