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a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures the biography of a debauchee who underwent a late-life religious conversion and became a monk

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Recent Examples of debauchee There's no entrance at all on the Elston side of the building, where its address is registered—just a metal wall with an assortment of small multicolored plastic letters with magnetic backs that invites passing debauchees to make word salad. Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 14 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debauchee
Noun
  • What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 July 2025
  • Special-guest pervert Frank (Sam Rockwell) showcases a monologue about his autogynephilia.
    Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Novak: The fact that this group of degenerates, these bloodsucking, mass-murdering vampires and wannabe vampires, [could be] so lovable is amazing.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
  • Those who hold advanced degrees in mathematics and analytics, or your favorite degenerate gambler, know any piece of datum is only reliant on the trove of data that occurred previously.
    Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • In between Groff’s legs, Reeves pretending to look shocked, then threw up his best rock-and-roll hands, thrilled to be betwixt the legs of a manic gay man singing jazz standards as a long-dead playboy with significant mommy issues.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
  • Ari Tan) Bitter after losing his job, Jonathan recruits a down-on-her-luck actress and a cynical playboy to aid in his journey from Mexico to Panama before spinal surgery.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • It is generally ground to a relatively uniform particle size and spreads fairly easily with a rake or mulch fork.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • With a rake! Damn, Joy really does not seem to be all that into Miranda.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • This version of Trump is a lawsuit-happy hedonist who is literally in bed with Satan (in South Park, Satan is something of a lost soul, often ending up in abusive relationships).
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Her Daphne was a realist, a hedonist and, like Fahy, a great hang.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true.
    Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
  • What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025

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“Debauchee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debauchee. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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