What does Gluttony mean?
Definitions for Gluttony
ˈglʌt n iglut·tony
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Princeton's WordNet
gluttonynoun
habitual eating to excess
gluttony, overeating, gulanoun
eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Wiktionary
gluttonynoun
the vice of eating to excess
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gluttonynoun
Excess of eating; luxury of the table.
Etymology: glutonnie, Fr. from glutton.
Their sumptuous gluttonies and gorgeous feasts,
On citron tables or Atlantick stone. John Milton, Parad. Reg.Well may they fear some miserable end,
Whom gluttony and want at once attend. John Dryden, Juven.The inhabitants of cold moist countries are generally more fat than those of warm and dry; but the most common cause is too great a quantity of food, and too small a quantity of motion; in plain English, gluttony and laziness. Arbuthnot.
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Gluttony
Gluttony (Latin: gula, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning "to gulp down or swallow") means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols. In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy. Some Christian denominations consider gluttony one of the seven deadly sins.
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gluttony
Gluttony is the excessive indulgence or over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, often to the point of waste or harm. It is considered one of the seven deadly sins in Christian moral tradition and is generally associated with greed, selfishness, and a lack of self-control.
Webster Dictionary
Gluttonynoun
excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
Etymology: [OE. glotonie, OF. glotonie, gloutonnie.]
Wikidata
Gluttony
Gluttony, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning to gulp down or swallow, means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items to the point of extravagance or waste. In some Christian denominations, it is considered one of the seven deadly sins—a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Gluttony in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Gluttony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Gluttony in a Sentence
Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practiced at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.
Gluttony is not a secret vice.
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- شراهة, نهم, شرهArabic
- golaCatalan, Valencian
- obžerstvíCzech
- fråseriDanish
- Gefräßigkeit, Völlerei, FresssuchtGerman
- λαιμαργίαGreek
- glutemecoEsperanto
- gula, glotoneríaSpanish
- ylensyönti, mässäilyFinnish
- gourmandise, gloutonnerieFrench
- craosScottish Gaelic
- लोलुपताHindi
- torkosságHungarian
- kerakusanIndonesian
- golaItalian
- אַכְלָנוּתHebrew
- 健啖, 暴食, 大食いJapanese
- 대식Korean
- gulaLatin
- vraatzuchtDutch
- fråtsingNorwegian
- obżarstwo, żarłocznośćPolish
- gulaPortuguese
- lăcomie, voracitateRomanian
- чревоугодие, обжорство, прожорливостьRussian
- neumjerenost, neumerenost, crevougodstvo, proždrljivost, prežderavanjeSerbo-Croatian
- frosseriSwedish
- oburlukTurkish
- پیٹوUrdu
- 暴食Chinese
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