HyperDic: gluttony

English > 2 senses of the word gluttony:
NOUNattributegluttonyhabitual eating to excess
actgluttony, overeating, gulaeating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
gluttony > pronunciation
Soundsglah'tahniy
Rhymesabalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy...
English > gluttony: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaninghabitual eating to excess.
AttributesgluttonousGiven to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
Narroweredacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousnessextreme / extreme gluttony
greediness, hoggishness, piggishnessAn excessive desire for food
BroaderintemperanceThe quality of being intemperate
Spanishglotonería, gula
Catalanfartaneria, golafreria
English > gluttony: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaningeating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Synonymsovereating, gula
Broadermortal sin, deadly sinAn unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
Spanishgula, sobrealimentación
Catalangola

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