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epicurean::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | hedonic, hedonistic |
| Derivation | epicure |
epicurean pleasures.
epicurean::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | bon vivant, epicure, foodie, gastronome, gourmet |
| Type of | sensualist |
epicurean::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | luxuriant, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous |
an epicurean banquet.
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Examples of epicurean
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Even in these epicurean times, no one has surpassed 6.6 since the Colts in 2004.
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The epicurean guitar style of that track carried highlife music to another level.
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Edible gifts are a perfect way to wish the epicurean in your life a happy holiday.
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This is food that satisfies the epicurean as well as the trencherman or woman.
From the guardian.co.uk
He also commonly presents himself as a humane liberal on the epicurean model.
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It's epicurean excess that Bath's Roman founders would doubtless approve of.
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By all accounts, Mr. Vivien was an epicurean with simple yet defined tastes.
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For a self-confessed foodie with epicurean tendencies, it sounded too good to be true.
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Activities, events and epicurean highlights of each themed weekend are complimentary.
From the dailyherald.com
- Of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy"
- Epicure: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- Hedonic: devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"
- Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"
- (epicureanism) a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
- Epicurean was a compilation of early work by The Orchids, released by Sarah Records in 1992.
- The Epicurean is a novel by Thomas Moore, published in 1827. It relates the story of Alciphron, leader of the Epicurean sect in Athens in the 3rd century AD, in his journey to Egypt seeking the secret of immortality.
- One who is devoted to pleasure; pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort; devoted to luxurious living; relating to Epicurus
- (Epicureanism) the moral philosophy of Epicurus which rejected the involvement of the gods in human life and urged the avoidance of pain; Epicureanism promoted seeking pleasure; however, the pleasure to seek was not bodily pleasure but rather pleasure for the soul; ataraxia, the absence of ...
