gluttony 
glut·tony (glut′'n ē)
noun pl. -·ton·ies
the habit or act of eating too much
Etymology: ME glotonie < OFr < gloton, glutton
Preposition: of
- blame: Christopher G. Brown: Pindar on Archilochus and the gluttony of blame ( Pyth.
Adjective modifier
- satisfiable: The success of Burgerheaven could only happen in an age when hope, naivety and easily satisfiable gluttony were in the ascendant.
- pure: We had three main courses between the two of us, but this was pure gluttony.
Gula carum tributem exigit, sed vilissimum reddit, quia quanto sunt delicaciora cibavia, tanto fetidiora sunt stercora. Gluttony demands a heavy tribute but gives the basest returns: the more delicate the food, the more reeking the dung.
Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any mancanpursue; it needs anunceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit.It cannot, like adulteryor gluttony, be practised at spare moments; it is a whole- time job.
And by his side rode loathsome Gluttony, Deforme' d creature, on a filthy swine.
Browse dictionary entries near gluttony
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- ‹ glutinous
- ‹ gluteus maximus
- ‹ gluteus
- ‹ glutes
- ‹ gluten bread
- ‹ gluten
- ‹ glutei
- ‹ gluteal
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