noun
- people who are devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures
Usage: plural of voluptuary; formal
Examples
- The wealthy voluptuaries spent their days in lavish comfort.
- Ancient Roman voluptuaries were known for their extravagant feasts.
- The novel depicted a society of voluptuaries who had forgotten all moral restraint.
- Critics accused the aristocrats of being mere voluptuaries.
- The philosopher warned against becoming voluptuaries who pursue only pleasure.
- History books describe the decadent voluptuaries of the late empire.