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gluttony
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glut·ton·y  (gltn-)
n. pl. glut·ton·ies
Excess in eating or drinking.

gluttony [ˈglʌtənɪ]
n
the act or practice of eating to excess
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gluttony - habitual eating to excessgluttony - habitual eating to excess            
intemperance - the quality of being intemperate
greediness, hoggishness, piggishness - an excessive desire for food
2.gluttony - eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)gluttony - eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"

gluttony
noun greed, rapacity, voracity, greediness, voraciousness, piggishness Gluttony is a deadly sin.
Translations
gluttony [ˈglʌtənɪ] Nglotonería f, gula f
gluttony [ˈglʌtəni] n
(= greed) → gloutonnerie f
(= sin) → gourmandise f
gluttony
nVöllerei f, → Fresserei f (inf)
gluttony [ˈglʌtənɪ] nghiottoneria, golosità; (sin) → gola


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