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gluttony::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gula, overeating |
| Type of | deadly sin, mortal sin |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | intemperance |
| Has types | hoggishness, piggishness, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity, esurience, edacity, greediness |
Examples of gluttony
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Congress just lacks the political will to enforce the ban and stop the gluttony.
From the forbes.com
The signage hints at luxury, yet the name has earthiness, and suggests gluttony.
From the guardian.co.uk
The strong, salty cheese again steers near gluttony, but avoids going overboard.
From the ocregister.com
That binge eating disorder isn't really an eating disorder, it's just gluttony.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
We need a new flagellants movement to curb the epidemic of abominable gluttony.
From the psychcentral.com
The points gluttony of a final score in the 80s or 90s leaves you rather numb.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Why do you torture us with our lack of self-control just before the gluttony days?
From the economist.com
Gluttony may protect certain species of prey from predators, suggests a new study.
From the newscientist.com
Or, if you're not in the mood for gluttony, or just order a single portion dinner.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- Habitual eating to excess
- (glutton) a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
- (glutton) musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
- (gluttonous) given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
- Gluttony, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning to gulp down or swallow, means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or intoxicants to the point of waste. ...
- The Fullmetal Alchemist anime and manga series feature a large number of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th Century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques known to man. ...
- The Seven Deadly Sins series consists of seven novels by Robin Wasserman that follow a group of bankrupt teens living in the town of Grace, California.
- (The Glutton) In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the gnome pantheon of gods, also called the Lords of the Golden Hills, consists of the leader, Garl Glittergold, as well as Baervan Wildwanderer, Baravar Cloakshadow, Flandal Steelskin, Gaerdal Ironhand, ...
- (gluttonous) Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating; Greedy
