epicure
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epicure
- /ˈɛpɪkjʊə/ UK
- /ˈɛpɪkjʊɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Epicurus, the name of an Ancient Greek philosopher who advocated such a lifestyle.
noun epicures
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A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
If there bee any lasie fellow, any that cannot away with worke, any that would wallow in pleasures, hee is hastie to be priested. And when hee is made one, and has gotten a benefice, he consorts with his neighbour priests, who are altogether given to pleasures; and then both hee, and they, live, not
Similar: epicurean, gourmand, animal, belly-god, big back, buzgut, cormorant, dog, epicure, gannet, glutton, gorger
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noun a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink
| Español | epicúreo, epicúrea |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Genießer, Feinschmecker |
Talk about this word "epicure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/epicure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. epicure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/epicure "epicure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/epicure.Cite this
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title = {epicure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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