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单词 gluttony
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gluttony

(glʌtəni)
uncountable noun
Gluttony is the act or habit of eating too much and being greedy.
Gluttony is a deadly sin.
Synonyms: greed, rapacity, voracity, greediness More Synonyms of gluttony

gluttony in British English

(ˈɡlʌtənɪ) or gluttonousness
noun
the act or practice of eating to excess

gluttony in American English

(ˈglʌtəni)
nounWord forms: plural ˈgluttonies
the habit or act of eating too much
Word origin
ME glotonie < OFr < gloton, glutton

Examples of 'gluttony' in a sentence
gluttony

It is quite enough to ponder the sin of gluttony.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Bible says gluttony is a sin.
The Sun (2012)
It's gluttony and greed for the most part.
The Sun (2014)
It's about greed and gluttony.
The Sun (2013)
Of course, gluttony is a sin that runs rampant in our society, but it does not rest solely on the hips of those who are fat.
Christianity Today (2000)

Word lists with
gluttony

sin

(noun) 
Definition
the practice of eating too much
Gluttony is a deadly sin.
Synonyms
greed
He ate too much out of sheer greed.
rapacity
their sexual desire and rapacity
voracity
greediness
voraciousness
gourmandism
piggishness
edacity
gormandizing

Additional synonyms

in the sense of rapacity
their sexual desire and rapacity
Synonyms
greed,
greediness,
voraciousness,
insatiableness,
avarice,
usury,
cupidity (formal),
avidity,
voracity,
rapaciousness,
predatoriness,
graspingness,
ravenousness,
wolfishness
in the sense of voracity
Synonyms
greed,
hunger,
edacity,
ravenousness

Nearby words of
gluttony

  • glutinous
  • glutton
  • gluttonous
  • gluttony
  • gnarled
  • gnat
  • gnaw

Synonyms of 'gluttony'

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