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Synonyms for epicurean

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : ep-i-kyoo-ree-uhn, -kyoor-ee-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛp ɪ kyʊˈri ən, -ˈkyʊər i-

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Définition of epicurean

Origin :
  • late 14c., "follower of the philosophical system of Epicurus;" 1570s, "one devoted to pleasure," from Old French Epicurien, or from epicure + -ian. As an adjective, attested from 1580s in the philosophical sense and 1640s with the meaning "pleasure-loving."
  • adj loving food and finer things
  • noun gourmet
Example sentences :
  • The pheasant was exquisite, and I ate with an epicurean enjoyment.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • Rabbi as thou art, thou art an Epicurean; thou sittest in the seat of the scorner.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • It's as epicurean a distinction as any ever made by theologians.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • When she did this it was an epicurean thing, savoury, hot, satisfying.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • And with a stanza of Epicurean optimism from Horace the Essay closes.
  • Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
  • If you were at all inclined to be an Epicurean, I should really be afraid to let you go.
  • Extract from : « Virgin Soil » by Ivan S. Turgenev
  • It seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be an epicurean one.
  • Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry
  • You are an Epicurean philosopher, I begin to think, Planchet.
  • Extract from : « Louise de la Valliere » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • This is the Epicurean doctrine, which Caesar was said to hold.
  • Extract from : « The Religious Experience of the Roman People » by W. Warde Fowler
  • My friend Pansa has informed me that you have become an Epicurean!
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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