gluttony

[ gluht-n-ee ]

noun

1. excessive eating and drinking.

   Synonyms: voracity, intemperance

gluttony

/ ˈɡlʌtənɪ /

noun

1. the act or practice of eating to excess

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluttony¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English glotonie, glutonie, from Old French glotonie; equivalent to glutton ¹ + -y ³

Example Sentences

Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.

From BBC

On this occasion, he credited an "unreal" pitch, and a surface ranked as the eighth-flattest across the first four days of a Test anywhere in the world since such data began being collected in 2007, adds perspective to England’s gluttony.

From BBC

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned: In the past few weeks I have watched the trailer for “Conclave” so many times it could be considered gluttony.

From Los Angeles Times

On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.

From Los Angeles Times

But that doesn’t account for the gluttony of Red Lobster’s former private equity owners, San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, or its subsequent corporate owners, the huge Bangkok-based seafood conglomerate Thai Union.

From Los Angeles Times

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