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ep⋅i⋅cure

  [ep-i-kyoor]
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–noun
1. a person who cultivates a refined taste, esp. in food and wine; connoisseur.
2. Archaic. a person dedicated to sensual enjoyment.
Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1555–65 for def. 2; ME Epicures, Epicureis Epicureans (pl.) < L Epicūrēus (sing.) (see epicurean )

Synonyms:
1. gastronome, gourmet, epicurean. 2. voluptuary, sensualist, gourmand.

Antonyms:
1. ascetic.
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ep·i·cure   (ěp'ĭ-kyŏŏr')   
n.  

  1. A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine.

  2. A person devoted to sensuous pleasure and luxurious living. See Usage Note at gourmet.


[Middle English, an Epicurean, from Medieval Latin epicūrus, from Latin Epicūrus, Epicurus, from Greek Epikouros.]
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