EPICUREAN

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. "The sect Epicurean." Milton.

2.
a.

Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good eating. Courses of the most refined and epicurean dishes. Prescott. Epicurean philosophy. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.

3.
n.

A follower or Epicurus.

4.
n.

One given to epicurean indulgence.

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