epicure (redirected from epicures)

ep·i·cure  (p-kyr)

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.

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[Middle English, an Epicurean, from Medieval Latin epicrus, from Latin Epicrus, Epicurus, from Greek Epikouros.]

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epicure

Noun

a person who enjoys good food and drink [after Epicurus, Greek philosopher, who held that pleasure is the highest good]

epicurism n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

epicure - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) bon vivant, epicurean, foodie, gastronome, gourmet sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality