gluttony
pronunciation
How to pronounce gluttony in British English:
UK [ˈglʌtəni]
How to pronounce gluttony in American English:
US [ˈɡlʌtni]
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- Noun:
- habitual eating to excess
- eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Word Origin
- gluttony (n.)
- "extravagant indulgence of appetite," c. 1200, glutunie, from Old French glotonie "debauchery, gluttony," from gloton "glutton" (see glutton). Gluttonry recorded from late 12c.
Example
- 1. More on time.com : guiltless gluttony : why we eat more from ' small ' packages
- 2. Quickly , another disclaimer : there is a difference between obesity and gluttony .
- 3. This gluttony and sloth theory held that obesity simply came from overeating and underexercising , and the only debate was about dieting -- whether it was better to join the low-fat or the low-carb camp .
- 4. Unlike the other deadly sins , gluttony is visible and so is often judged harshly , as if heft were always evidence of wanton indulgence or laziness .
- 5. In folklore terms , eating the meat of the pig is said to contribute to lack of morality and shame , plus greed for wealth , laziness , indulgence , dirtiness and gluttony .