Definitions for epicurean

Definitions for (noun) epicurean

Main entry: epicure, epicurean, foodie, gastronome, gourmet, bon vivant

Definition: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)


Definitions for (adj) epicurean

Main entry: sybaritic, luxuriant, luxurious, epicurean, voluptuary, voluptuous

Definition: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses

Usage: 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


Main entry: epicurean, hedonic, hedonistic

Definition: devoted to pleasure

Usage: a hedonic thrill; lives of unending hedonistic delight; epicurean pleasures


Main entry: Epicurean

Definition: of Epicurus or epicureanism

Usage: Epicurean philosophy


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