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 xvii. 18. Forsothe summe Epicureis and Stoycis … disputiden … with him.
1535. Coverdale, ibid. Certayne Philosophers of ye Epicurees & Stoikes.
