The city of Lyctos in Crete forbade any Epicurean to enter it under penalty of the most frightful tortures.
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Epicurean
/ˌɛp.ɪ.kjʊəˈɹiː.n̩/
Synonyms for "epicurean" (118 found)
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Noun(5 words)
adherentamateurappetitivearbiterarbiter elegantiarumarbiter of tasteauthoritybent on pleasurebon vivantcarnalcarpet knightcognoscentecollectorconnaisseurconnoisseurcrapulentcrapulouscritic
Adjective(1 words)
culinary arts
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Noun(5 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(6 words)
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11 entriesaesthetic tasteethical theoryfood lovermoral philosophypersonphilosopherrefined temperamentsensory appreciationsensualisttasteful personalitythinker
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10 entriesabsence of painancient Epicureanataraxiaculinary refinementepicurean sensibilitygastronomegastronomic disciplinegastronomistmodern Epicureantaste culture
Collocations
9 entriesepicurean dietepicurean lifestyleepicurean palateepicurean philosophyepicurean pleasuresepicurean sensibilitiesepicurean tastesfine diningrefined tastes
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5 total sentences available.
The powers of the Canadian voyageurs and hunters in the consumption of meat strike the greenhorn with wonder and astonishment; and are only equalled by the gastronomical capabilities exhibited by Indian dogs, both following the same plan in their epicurean gorgings.
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Though a list of the great writers contain all the constituents of an Epicurean feast, yet to most of us it resembles the menu of a Gargantuan banquet.
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I keep but a man and a maid, ever ready to slander and steal ; / I know it, and smile a hard-set smile, like a stoic, or like / A wiser epicurean, and let the world have its way.
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