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  • 41Epicure — Ep i*cure, n. [L. Epicurus, Gr. ?, a famous Greek philosopher, who has been regarded, but erroneously, as teaching a doctrine of refined voluptuousness.] 1. A follower of Epicurus; an Epicurean. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. One devoted to… …

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  • 42-ist — ([i^]sh [ u]*[i^]st). [Gr. ?: cf. F. iste.] A noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one who practices, a believer in; as, theorist, one who theorizes; socialist, one who holds to socialism; sensualist, one given to sensuality. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 43Voluptuaries — Voluptuary Vo*lup tu*a*ry (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}. [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.] A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of… …

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  • 44Voluptuary — Vo*lup tu*a*ry (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}. [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.] A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites …

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  • 45sensualism — noun Date: 1813 persistent or excessive pursuit of sensual pleasures and interests • sensualist noun • sensualistic adjective …

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  • 46sybarite — noun Date: circa 1555 1. [from the notorious luxury of the Sybarites] voluptuary, sensualist 2. capitalized a native or resident of the ancient city of Sybaris • sybaritic adjective • sybaritically adverb • sybaritism noun …

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  • 47Rhetoric — This article is about the art of rhetoric in general. For the work by Aristotle, see Rhetoric (Aristotle). Painting depicting a lecture in a knight academy, painted by Pieter Isaacsz or Reinhold Timm for Rosenborg Castle as part of a series of… …

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  • 48Maine de Biran — Full name Maine de Biran Other names François Pierre Gonthier Maine de Biran (full name) Born November 29, 1766(1766 11 29) Grateloup (near …

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  • 49Destutt de Tracy — Antoine Louis Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy (July 20, 1754 – March 9, 1836) was a French Enlightenment aristocrat and philosopher who coined the term ideology . Contents 1 Life …

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  • 50Austin Osman Spare — Infobox Writer name = Austin Osman Spare caption = Austin Osman Spare birthdate = birth date|1886|12|31|df=y birthplace = Snow Hill, near Smithfield Market London deathdate = death date and age|1956|5|15|1886|12|30|df=y deathplace = London… …

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