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sybaritism

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Syb·a·rite  (sb-rt)
n.
1. often sybarite A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary.
2. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
[Latin Sybarta, native of Sybaris, from Greek Subarts, from Subaris, Sybaris (from the notorious luxury of its inhabitants).]
syba·rit·ism (-r-tzm) n.
sybaritism
a love of luxury. [Allusion to Sybaris, a Greek colony in Italy not-ed for its luxury.] — sybarite, n. — sybaritic, adj.
See also: Behavior
devotion to sensual pleasures. — sybarite, n. — sybaritic, adj.
See also: Pleasure
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