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Adjective: epicurean  ,e-pi-kyû'ree-un or ,e-pi'kyûr-ee-un
  1. Devoted to pleasure
    "epicurean pleasures";
    - hedonic, hedonistic
     
  2. Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
    "an epicurean banquet";
    - luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous, luxury
Noun: epicurean  ,e-pi-kyû'ree-un or ,e-pi'kyûr-ee-un
  1. A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
    - epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, foodie, gastronomist
Adjective: Epicurean  ,e-pi-kyû'ree-un or ,e-pi'kyûr-ee-un
  1. Of Epicurus or epicureanism
    "Epicurean philosophy"

Derived forms: epicureans

See also: indulgent

Type of: sensualist

Encyclopedia: Epicurean

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