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gluttony
glut·ton·y G0161300 (glŭt′n-ē)n. pl. glut·ton·ies Excess in eating or drinking.gluttony (ˈɡlʌtənɪ) or gluttonousnessnthe act or practice of eating to excessglut•ton•y (ˈglʌt n i)
n. excessive eating and drinking. [1175–1225] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  gluttony - habitual eating to excess intemperance - the quality of being intemperategreediness, hoggishness, piggishness - an excessive desire for foodrapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity, edacity, esurience - extreme gluttony | | 2. |  gluttony - eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)overeating, guladeadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
gluttonynoun greed, rapacity, voracity, greediness, voraciousness, piggishness Gluttony is a deadly sin.Translationsglutton (ˈglatən) noun1. a person who eats too much. That child is fat because he is such a glutton. 貪吃的人 贪吃的人2. a person who is always eager for more of something usually unpleasant. He's a glutton for work. 貪得無厭的人 贪得无厌的人ˈgluttony noun greediness in eating. 貪食 贪食Gluttony
GluttonySee also Greed.Belch, Sir Tobygluttonous and lascivious fop. [Br. Lit.: Twelfth Night]Biggers, Jackone of the best known “feeders” of eighteenth-century England. [Br. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 377]CiaccoFlorentine damned to the third circle of Hell for gluttony. [Ital. Lit.: Dante Inferno]crabloves to devour oysters. [Medieval Animal Symbolism: White, 210–211]Dagwoodrelieves tensions by making and eating gargantuan sandwiches. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118]Fat Freddycharacter who loves food more than anything else. [Comics: “The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers” in Horn, 239–240]Gargantuaenormous eater who ate salad lettuces as big as walnut trees. [Fr. Lit.: Brewer Handbook, 406]Gastrolaterspeople worshiped food in the form of Manduce. [Fr. Lit.: Pantagruel]hedgehogattribute of gourmandism personified. [Animal Symbolism: Hall, 146]Jones, Nicely NicelyDamon Runyon’s Broadway glutton. [Am. Lit. and Drama: Guys and Dolls]Jugheadcharacter renowned for his insatiable hankering for hamburgers. [Comics: “Archie” in Horn, 87]Laphystiusepithet of Zeus, meaning “gluttonous.” [Gk. Myth. Zimmerman, 292–293]LucullusRoman epicure chiefly remembered for his enormous consumption of food. [Rom. Hist.: Payton, 406]lupintraditional symbol of voracity. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]Manduceidol worshiped by the Gastrolaters. [Fr. Lit.: Pantagruel]Pantagruelson of Gargantua noted for his continual thirst. [Fr. Lit.: Jobes, II, 1234]Snorkel, Sergeantcharacter devoted to God, country, and belly. [Comics: “Beetle Bailey” in Horn, 106 ]Sobakevitchhuge, bearlike landowner astonishes banquet guests by devouring an entire sturgeon. [Russ. Lit.: Gogol Dead Souls]Stivic, Michael “Meathead”Archie’s son-in-law; has insatiable appetite. [TV: “All in the Family” in Terrace, I, 47]Willey, Walterservant who achieved fame through his public gluttony. [Br. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 378]Wimpy, J. WellingtonPopeye’s companion, a corpulent dandy with a tremendous capacity for hamburgers. [Comics: “Thimble Theater” in Horn, 657–658]Winnie-the-Poohlovable, bumbling devourer of honey. [Children’s Lit.: Winnie-the-Pooh]Wood, Nicholashis gastronomic abilities inspired poems and songs; at one historic sitting, he consumed all the edible meat of a sheep. [Br. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 378]Wood, Willy“ate up cream cheese, roast beef, piecrust”; incessant eater. [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring-Gould, 158]Yogi Bearcharacter with insatiable appetite; always stealing picnic baskets from visitors to Jellystone Park. [Am. Comics: Misc.; TV: Terrace, II, 448–449]gluttony
Synonyms for gluttonynoun greedSynonyms- greed
- rapacity
- voracity
- greediness
- voraciousness
- piggishness
Synonyms for gluttonynoun habitual eating to excessRelated Words- intemperance
- greediness
- hoggishness
- piggishness
- rapaciousness
- rapacity
- voraciousness
- voracity
- edacity
- esurience
noun eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)SynonymsRelated Words |