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Cyrenaic

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noun

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Adjective
  • The beautiful young man of the title becomes captivated by a hedonistic philosophy proposing that the only things worth living for are beauty and sensual pleasure.
    Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Kesey’s idea of breaking barriers was to ignore them: the barriers between keeping LSD a serious aid to mind expansion and promoting it as a delirious conduit for mass recreation, between spiritual revolution and hedonistic silliness, between activism and solipsism.
    Geoff Dyer, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • How to watch: The Epicurean Hotel in Tampa hosts the finale 6-9pm on Monday.
    Selene San Felice, Axios, 31 July 2024
  • Moore did not buy the physical buildings from Dickson but took over management of the Epicurean Group of establishments and employees.
    Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
Adjective
  • We’re not focused on the destination here; this is about thoroughly enjoying the journey, one sensual moment at a time.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Queue up the sensual playlist, pop the bubbly and surround yourself with roses.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This place gives what is uniquely a sweet and voluptuous touch to the tannins, combined with very intense spiciness on the finish.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Hugo wrote in voluptuous, righteous prose about Notre-Dame’s dereliction.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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