voluptuaries

Variant of voluptuary

voluptuary definition

vo·lup·tu·ary (və lup′c̸ho̵̅o̅ er′ē)

noun pl. voluptuaries -·ar′·ies

a person devoted to luxurious living and sensual pleasures; sensualist; sybarite

Etymology: L voluptuarius < voluptas, pleasure: see voluptuous

adjective

of or characterized by luxury and sensual pleasures

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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