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Definition of Voluptuary

Voluptuary
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. A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
Voluptuary
Voluptuary Vo*lup"tu*a*ry, a. Voluptuous; luxurious.

Meaning of Voluptuary from wikipedia

- Voluptuary (1878 – September 1902) was a Thoroughbred race horse that won the 1884 Grand National. He had a varied racing career, competing in flat racing...
- "A VOLUPTUARY under the horrors of Digestion": 1792 caricature by James Gillray from George's time as Prince of Wales...
- Hamilton characterized Burr as exceedingly immoral, an "unprincipled ... voluptuary" and deemed his political quest as one for "permanent power." He contended...
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