Epicurean

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, especially to the enjoyment of good food and comfort.
  • adj. Suited to the tastes of an epicure: an epicurean repast.
  • adj. Of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism.
  • n. A devotee to sensuous and luxurious living; an epicure.
  • n. A follower of Epicurus.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort
  • adj. devoted to luxurious living
  • n. one who is devoted to pleasure
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy.
  • adj. Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good eating.
  • n. A follower or Epicurus.
  • n. One given to epicurean indulgence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, pertaining to, or founded by Epicurus, the Greek philosopher; relating to the doctrines of Epicurus.
  • [cap. or lowercase] Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure as the chief good.
  • [lowercase] Given to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; of luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking; fond of good living.
  • [lowercase] Contributing to the pleasures of the table; fit for an epicure.
  • n. A follower of Epicurus, the great sensualistic philosopher of antiquity (341-270 b. c.), who founded a school at Athens about 307 b. c.
  • n. [cap. or lowercase] A votary of pleasure, or one who pursues the pleasures of sense as the chief good; one who is fond of good living; a person of luxurious tastes, especially in eating and drinking; a gourmet; an epicure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of Epicurus or epicureanism
  • adj. devoted to pleasure
  • n. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
  • adj. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  • Equivalent
    indulgent   
    Hypernym
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    sensualist   
    Synonym
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    luxurious    palatable    sensual    gluttonous    libertine   
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