from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
voluptuary
adj 1: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the
senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious
suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs";
"Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous
magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic
lavishness" [syn: {epicurean}, {luxurious}, {luxuriant},
{sybaritic}, {voluptuary}, {voluptuous}]
n 1: a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
[syn: {voluptuary}, {sybarite}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
sensual appetites.
[1913 Webster]
A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
[1913 Webster]