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gluttony

[ gluht-n-ee ]

/ ˈglʌt n i /

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noun

excessive eating and drinking.

OTHER WORDS FOR gluttony

gormandizing, intemperance, voracity.

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Origin of gluttony

1175–1225; Middle English glotonie, glutonie<Old French glotonie;see glutton¹, -y³

Words nearby gluttony

glutose, glutton, glutton for punishment, gluttonize, gluttonous, gluttony, Gly, glyburide, glyc-, glycaemia, glycaemic index

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How to use gluttony in a sentence

A version of the show — seven 10-minute sketches, each by a different playwright, occasioned by the sins of Gluttony, Pride, Lust, Wrath, Envy, Sloth and Greed, was first produced by Miami New Drama.
Ann Dowd, the twisted Aunt Lydia of ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ beguiles in a new take on Ibsen’s ‘Enemy of the People’|Peter Marks|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
In Islamic teaching, Muslims are instructed to break their fasts with humble portions of food, motivating those who fast to avoid gluttony.
How Muslims Are Rethinking the Future of Ramadan|Mehreen Karim|May 6, 2021|Eater
Like Wolfe’s New York in 1987’s “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and his Atlanta in 1998’s “A Man in Full,” Diofebi’s Vegas is typical of civilizational rot, a city unsustainable in its gluttony.
‘Paradise, Nevada’ tries to capture our anxious American essence with a collision course through the gaming industry|Pete Tosiello|April 11, 2021|Washington Post
We still retain the 27 November habit, through sheer gluttony more than anything else.
Confessions of a Turkey Killer|Tom Sykes|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But with unlimited access to the luxurious sandwiches, piled high with glistening meat, a buttery apocalypse of gluttony unfolded.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered|Scott Bixby|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sheer size and length of the feast and our own gluttony had saved us from walking straight into an ambush.
The Last Days of the Americans in Afghanistan|William Dalrymple|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Thanksgiving is about sloth and gluttony, as well as a dash of envy and greed.
Eat Turkey All You Want! It’s Not Going to Put You to Sleep|Kent Sepkowitz|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Each January, we are reminded of the gluttony with which we enjoyed December.
The Perfect Ceviche|Cookstr.com|January 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Does a friend come and add to the gross character of such a man the unknown trait of disgusting gluttony?
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Olaus is the first author who mentions this animal and from his prodigious gluttony he called him gulo.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Their appetites and gluttony were such that it is said one of them would eat as much as fifty ordinary persons.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
I believe that spiritual sweetness and unselfishness will conquer the gross gluttony of to-day.
Revolution and Other Essays|Jack London
If Dugdale is to be credited, their gluttony exceeded that of any previous or succeeding age.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for gluttony

gluttony

/ (ˈɡlʌtənɪ) /

noun

the act or practice of eating to excess

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