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Sybarite Defined
sybarite \SIB-uh-ryt\ , noun
“a person inordinately devoted to pleasure,” or “an individual who is self-indulgently fond of sensuous luxury.”
This worldly cleric, nicknamed “the sybarite of Saumane”, friend of Voltaire and a social luminary in Paris and Avignon, lived a high old life within the medieval fortifications of his chateau in Provence.- “The dubious charms of Citizen Sade”, Irish Times, April 17, 1999
Beneath the prudish disapproval that colored Upton Sinclair’s assessment of California’s wealthy sybarites was an amused astonishment at how hard they worked at having fun, at how deadly serious they were about pleasure.– Richard White, “What California taught America”, The New Republic, December 1, 1997 and when the final blessing of a perfect French cook appeared to make our domestic picture complete, we became utter sybarites, frank worshippers of the splendors of the French cuisine.- Samuel Chamberlain, Clémentine in the Kitchen
As Reported by Barry Sturgill written as it appears in Haute Doll Magazines edition date- August 2005 expose’.
Information resources are according to the Web’s ClassicCorner.org
Not a big history buff became even more interested in how Charles and Desmond came across the word Sybarite and how they made the connection to this very colorful but factual story.
On my quest to learn the truth of the Sybarite doll The Sybarite people found back in 720 B.C., were residents of the ancient town of Sybaris settling first in Italy?
“The Sybarites with their rich soil, access to the sea and fortunate trade relations with the locals, became fabulously wealthy, simply by ruthless being in the right place at the right time. By all accounts, they were a bit hung up on themselves and not at all well-liked by other ancients. “They valued fine food and wine above all else and honored their best cooks as other cities honored Olympic victors.
Sybarites partied all night, and slept all day and issued the world’s first anti-noise legislation when they outlawed roosters. Thus, they became history’s first annoying rich people. As early as 500 B.C., the word sybarite came to describe anyone who was obsessed with the good things in life.”
