Definition of epicure in English:

epicure

noun ˈɛpɪkjʊəˈɛpɪkjɔːˈɛpəˌkjʊr

A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
they see themselves as epicures—delighting in food that is properly prepared
Example sentencesExamples
- With increased demand for terrapins by epicures, prices soared and a market was born to supply the big eastern cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
- But England was otherwise no country for the epicure.
- Liquor stores are plentiful and there are even gourmet shops for the epicures.
- Ben and I decided that it was good that we tried it with each other, so this way we don't have to sit across from some epicure someday and pretend to relish ‘insect meat’.
- We passed on it in favor of a steakhouse down the street with one thing on the menu, filet mignon in four sizes, he making no pretensions of being an epicure.
- I am not one of those epicures who will spend his ducats in search of a new sensation that will gladhand a few obscure tastebuds in the outlands of his tongue.
- But she, no epicure, would never describe herself that way.
- The assembled epicures praised this exquisite tea.
- It does not make sense that animals that are on the verge of extinction are caught because of a minority of epicures.
- I couldn't help but smile as Joe, an epicure of Italian descent, tried his first spoonful of pelmeni soup.
- Just to establish my historical track record I will quote one of the great epicures whose advice has survived for 2,350 years, Archestratus of Gela in Sicily.
- But whatever they like to be called, be it gastronome or gourmet, bon viveur or epicure, tell them: make your way to the Rose and Crown, Sutton-on-the-Forest.
- You might translate this as glutton, or epicure, depending on personal prejudice.
- What the Indians didn't know was that hickory nut oil was considered a delicacy by French epicures in New Orleans.
- With effort, she managed to swallow the first soothing mouthful, and she sipped at the water as an epicure would savor a good wine.
- I've come to the conclusion that one of the many variables that defines an epicure, is the ability to stop at more than one restaurant in the course of an evening, in order to complete the dining experience.
- But I'll wager that they and everyone else, from epicure to hunger activist, will soon be consulting these volumes as a quick route to erudition.
- Not even a black belt epicure could handle this dry grain where every pellet is an individual.
- The least developed of all, in Tarzan, was the sense of taste, for he could eat luscious fruits, or raw flesh, long buried, with almost equal appreciation; but in that he differed but slightly from more civilized epicures.
- I am not an epicure, nor a world traveler… but I want to be.
Synonyms
gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur
glutton, sensualist, hedonist
French bon viveur, bon vivant
informal foodie

Derivatives

epicurism

noun ˈɛpɪkjɔːˌrɪz(ə)mˈɛpɪkjʊəˌrɪz(ə)m

His personal enemies of promise were sloth, disguised as fastidious indolence; gluttony, disguised as epicurism; and bibulosity, masquerading as connoisseurship.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a disciple of Epicurus): via medieval Latin from Greek Epikouros 'Epicurus'.

In ancient times an Epicure was a follower of the Athenian philosopher Epicurus (341–270 bc). The Epicures or Epicureans were ‘hedonists’ who believed that pleasure was the highest good, although the pleasure they had in mind was restrained. They valued mental pleasure more highly than physical, and thought that the ultimate pleasure was freedom from anxiety and mental pain, especially from needless fear of death and the gods. In their view the gods existed but did not concern themselves with humans. Because they talked of ‘pleasure’ (hēdonē in Greek, as in hedonist (mid 19th century)) as the most desirable objective, people later thought of them as dedicated to having a good time all of the time. Nowadays, the word is restricted in meaning to someone with a particular interest in good food. See also cynic, stoic

Definition of epicure in US English:

epicure

nounˈɛpəˌkjʊrˈepəˌkyo͝or

A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
they see themselves as epicures—delighting in food that is properly prepared
Example sentencesExamples
- The least developed of all, in Tarzan, was the sense of taste, for he could eat luscious fruits, or raw flesh, long buried, with almost equal appreciation; but in that he differed but slightly from more civilized epicures.
- Liquor stores are plentiful and there are even gourmet shops for the epicures.
- You might translate this as glutton, or epicure, depending on personal prejudice.
- The assembled epicures praised this exquisite tea.
- Not even a black belt epicure could handle this dry grain where every pellet is an individual.
- It does not make sense that animals that are on the verge of extinction are caught because of a minority of epicures.
- Just to establish my historical track record I will quote one of the great epicures whose advice has survived for 2,350 years, Archestratus of Gela in Sicily.
- I am not one of those epicures who will spend his ducats in search of a new sensation that will gladhand a few obscure tastebuds in the outlands of his tongue.
- Ben and I decided that it was good that we tried it with each other, so this way we don't have to sit across from some epicure someday and pretend to relish ‘insect meat’.
- What the Indians didn't know was that hickory nut oil was considered a delicacy by French epicures in New Orleans.
- I am not an epicure, nor a world traveler… but I want to be.
- With effort, she managed to swallow the first soothing mouthful, and she sipped at the water as an epicure would savor a good wine.
- But she, no epicure, would never describe herself that way.
- We passed on it in favor of a steakhouse down the street with one thing on the menu, filet mignon in four sizes, he making no pretensions of being an epicure.
- With increased demand for terrapins by epicures, prices soared and a market was born to supply the big eastern cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
- But whatever they like to be called, be it gastronome or gourmet, bon viveur or epicure, tell them: make your way to the Rose and Crown, Sutton-on-the-Forest.
- I've come to the conclusion that one of the many variables that defines an epicure, is the ability to stop at more than one restaurant in the course of an evening, in order to complete the dining experience.
- But I'll wager that they and everyone else, from epicure to hunger activist, will soon be consulting these volumes as a quick route to erudition.
- I couldn't help but smile as Joe, an epicure of Italian descent, tried his first spoonful of pelmeni soup.
- But England was otherwise no country for the epicure.
Synonyms
gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a disciple of Epicurus): via medieval Latin from Greek Epikouros ‘Epicurus’.

单词	epicure
释义	Definition of epicure in English: epicure noun ˈɛpɪkjʊəˈɛpɪkjɔːˈɛpəˌkjʊr A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. they see themselves as epicures—delighting in food that is properly prepared Example sentencesExamples With increased demand for terrapins by epicures, prices soared and a market was born to supply the big eastern cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. But England was otherwise no country for the epicure. Liquor stores are plentiful and there are even gourmet shops for the epicures. Ben and I decided that it was good that we tried it with each other, so this way we don't have to sit across from some epicure someday and pretend to relish ‘insect meat’. We passed on it in favor of a steakhouse down the street with one thing on the menu, filet mignon in four sizes, he making no pretensions of being an epicure. I am not one of those epicures who will spend his ducats in search of a new sensation that will gladhand a few obscure tastebuds in the outlands of his tongue. But she, no epicure, would never describe herself that way. The assembled epicures praised this exquisite tea. It does not make sense that animals that are on the verge of extinction are caught because of a minority of epicures. I couldn't help but smile as Joe, an epicure of Italian descent, tried his first spoonful of pelmeni soup. Just to establish my historical track record I will quote one of the great epicures whose advice has survived for 2,350 years, Archestratus of Gela in Sicily. But whatever they like to be called, be it gastronome or gourmet, bon viveur or epicure, tell them: make your way to the Rose and Crown, Sutton-on-the-Forest. You might translate this as glutton, or epicure, depending on personal prejudice. What the Indians didn't know was that hickory nut oil was considered a delicacy by French epicures in New Orleans. With effort, she managed to swallow the first soothing mouthful, and she sipped at the water as an epicure would savor a good wine. I've come to the conclusion that one of the many variables that defines an epicure, is the ability to stop at more than one restaurant in the course of an evening, in order to complete the dining experience. But I'll wager that they and everyone else, from epicure to hunger activist, will soon be consulting these volumes as a quick route to erudition. Not even a black belt epicure could handle this dry grain where every pellet is an individual. The least developed of all, in Tarzan, was the sense of taste, for he could eat luscious fruits, or raw flesh, long buried, with almost equal appreciation; but in that he differed but slightly from more civilized epicures. I am not an epicure, nor a world traveler… but I want to be. Synonyms gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur glutton, sensualist, hedonist French bon viveur, bon vivant informal foodie Derivatives epicurism noun ˈɛpɪkjɔːˌrɪz(ə)mˈɛpɪkjʊəˌrɪz(ə)m His personal enemies of promise were sloth, disguised as fastidious indolence; gluttony, disguised as epicurism; and bibulosity, masquerading as connoisseurship. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a disciple of Epicurus): via medieval Latin from Greek Epikouros 'Epicurus'. In ancient times an Epicure was a follower of the Athenian philosopher Epicurus (341–270 bc). The Epicures or Epicureans were ‘hedonists’ who believed that pleasure was the highest good, although the pleasure they had in mind was restrained. They valued mental pleasure more highly than physical, and thought that the ultimate pleasure was freedom from anxiety and mental pain, especially from needless fear of death and the gods. In their view the gods existed but did not concern themselves with humans. Because they talked of ‘pleasure’ (hēdonē in Greek, as in hedonist (mid 19th century)) as the most desirable objective, people later thought of them as dedicated to having a good time all of the time. Nowadays, the word is restricted in meaning to someone with a particular interest in good food. See also cynic, stoic Definition of epicure in US English: epicure nounˈɛpəˌkjʊrˈepəˌkyo͝or A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. they see themselves as epicures—delighting in food that is properly prepared Example sentencesExamples The least developed of all, in Tarzan, was the sense of taste, for he could eat luscious fruits, or raw flesh, long buried, with almost equal appreciation; but in that he differed but slightly from more civilized epicures. Liquor stores are plentiful and there are even gourmet shops for the epicures. You might translate this as glutton, or epicure, depending on personal prejudice. The assembled epicures praised this exquisite tea. Not even a black belt epicure could handle this dry grain where every pellet is an individual. It does not make sense that animals that are on the verge of extinction are caught because of a minority of epicures. Just to establish my historical track record I will quote one of the great epicures whose advice has survived for 2,350 years, Archestratus of Gela in Sicily. I am not one of those epicures who will spend his ducats in search of a new sensation that will gladhand a few obscure tastebuds in the outlands of his tongue. Ben and I decided that it was good that we tried it with each other, so this way we don't have to sit across from some epicure someday and pretend to relish ‘insect meat’. What the Indians didn't know was that hickory nut oil was considered a delicacy by French epicures in New Orleans. I am not an epicure, nor a world traveler… but I want to be. With effort, she managed to swallow the first soothing mouthful, and she sipped at the water as an epicure would savor a good wine. But she, no epicure, would never describe herself that way. We passed on it in favor of a steakhouse down the street with one thing on the menu, filet mignon in four sizes, he making no pretensions of being an epicure. With increased demand for terrapins by epicures, prices soared and a market was born to supply the big eastern cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. But whatever they like to be called, be it gastronome or gourmet, bon viveur or epicure, tell them: make your way to the Rose and Crown, Sutton-on-the-Forest. I've come to the conclusion that one of the many variables that defines an epicure, is the ability to stop at more than one restaurant in the course of an evening, in order to complete the dining experience. But I'll wager that they and everyone else, from epicure to hunger activist, will soon be consulting these volumes as a quick route to erudition. I couldn't help but smile as Joe, an epicure of Italian descent, tried his first spoonful of pelmeni soup. But England was otherwise no country for the epicure. Synonyms gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur Origin Late Middle English (denoting a disciple of Epicurus): via medieval Latin from Greek Epikouros ‘Epicurus’.
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