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noun
1.
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
2.
Archaic. a person dedicated to sensual enjoyment.
Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1555–65 for def. 2; Middle English Epicures, Epicureis Epicureans (plural) < Latin Epicūrēus (singular) (see epicurean)
1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1555–65 for def. 2; Middle English Epicures, Epicureis Epicureans (plural) < Latin Epicūrēus (singular) (see epicurean)
Synonyms
1. gastronome, gourmet, epicurean. 2. voluptuary, sensualist, gourmand.
1. gastronome, gourmet, epicurean. 2. voluptuary, sensualist, gourmand.
Antonyms
1. ascetic.
1. ascetic.
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Example Sentences
- How the modern epicure swoons for the yeasty aroma, firm crust and dense honeycomb texture of a good loaf of bread.
- The avian epicure thus grabbed both the salad and the sushi courses in one swell swoop.
- He was, in every sense of the word, a literary epicure.
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Word Origin & History
epicure
late 14c., "follower of Epicurus," from L. Epicurus, from Gk. Epicouros (341-270 B.C.E.), Athenian philosopher who taught that pleasure is the highest good and identified virtue as the greatest pleasure; the first lesson recalled, the second forgotten, and the name used pejoratively for "one who gives
EXPANDhimself up to sensual pleasure" (1640s), especially "glutton, sybarite" (1774). Epicurus' school opposed by stoics, who first gave his name a reproachful sense.
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