epicurean
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ep·i·cu·re·an
(ĕp'ĭ-kyʊ-rē'ən, -kyʊr'ē-) 
adj.
adj.
- Devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, especially to the enjoyment of good food and comfort.
- Suited to the tastes of an epicure: an epicurean repast.
- Epicurean Of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism.
- A devotee to sensuous and luxurious living; an epicure.
- Epicurean A follower of Epicurus.
[Middle English Epicurien, from Epicure. See epicure.]
Roget's Thesaurus:
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epicurean
adjective
- Characterized by or devoted to pleasure and luxury as a lifestyle: hedonic, hedonistic, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous. See pain/pleasure.
- Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification: sensual, sensualistic, sensuous, voluptuous. See pain/pleasure.
noun
- A person devoted to pleasure and luxury: epicure, hedonist, sensualist, sybarite, voluptuary. See pain/pleasure.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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epicurean
adj
Definition: hedonistic
Antonyms: puritanical
n
Definition: hedonist
Antonyms: puritan
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