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epicurean
adjective
noun
Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
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ˌɛp.ɪ.kjʊəˈɹiː.n̩
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adjective
Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
“An epicurean banquet”
adjective
Devoted to pleasure
“A hedonic thrill”
noun
A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
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An epicurean banquet
Enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
A chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
A hedonic thrill
Lives of unending hedonistic delight
Epicurean pleasures
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