epicure
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ɪˌkyʊər 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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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who cultivates a discriminating palate for the enjoyment of good food and drink; gourmet |
| 2. | a person devoted to sensual pleasures |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin epicūrus, after Epicurus; see | |
| 'epicurism | |
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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
himself 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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Example sentences
Merrill is both a poet of memory and an epicure of daily life.
He is the sole surviving epicure among those who have given their names to great dishes.
For the epicure-there's a choice of cafes and restaurants that are a challenge to gastronomic descriPtion.
How the modern epicure swoons for the yeasty aroma, firm crust and dense honeycomb texture of a good loaf of bread.
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