Gluttony
noun
Excessive eating or drinking.
His gluttony led him to eat three large pizzas by himself.
Often appears as...
- commit gluttony
- sin of gluttony
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Disapproving
noun
Desire to consume more than you need.
His gluttony for power frightened his subordinates.
Often appears as...
- gluttony for knowledge
- gluttony for power
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Disapproving
noun
In Christianity, the sin of eating too much.
In the Christian tradition, gluttony is considered one of the seven deadly sins.
Often appears as...
- gluttony is a sin
- repent for gluttony
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Disapproving
noun
Excessive eating or drinking.
His gluttony led him to eat three large pizzas by himself.
Often appears as...
- commit gluttony
- sin of gluttony
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Desire to consume more than you need.
His gluttony for power frightened his subordinates.
Often appears as...
- gluttony for knowledge
- gluttony for power
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
In Christianity, the sin of eating too much.
In the Christian tradition, gluttony is considered one of the seven deadly sins.
Often appears as...
- gluttony is a sin
- repent for gluttony
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Gluttony often has a disapproving tone, suggesting a lack of self-control.
People frowned at his gluttony during the feast.
Pro Tip 2/3Humorous Exaggeration
Sometimes used humorously to describe someone overindulging without serious judgement.
She joked about her gluttony at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe excess in things other than food or drink.
Their gluttony for awards was well-known in the industry.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Gluttony often has a disapproving tone, suggesting a lack of self-control.
People frowned at his gluttony during the feast.
Pro Tip 2/3Humorous Exaggeration
Sometimes used humorously to describe someone overindulging without serious judgement.
She joked about her gluttony at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe excess in things other than food or drink.
Their gluttony for awards was well-known in the industry.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Gluttony often has a disapproving tone, suggesting a lack of self-control.
People frowned at his gluttony during the feast.
Pro Tip 2/3Humorous Exaggeration
Sometimes used humorously to describe someone overindulging without serious judgement.
She joked about her gluttony at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe excess in things other than food or drink.
Their gluttony for awards was well-known in the industry.
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David Brooks: The social...
It was just sheer terror. So me talking about emotion is like Gandhi talking about gluttony, but it is the central organizing process of the way we think. It tells us what to imprint. The brain is the record of the feelings of a life. And the third insight
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Social animal - David...
sheer terror so me talking about emotion is like Gandhi talking about gluttony but it is the central organizing process of the way we think it tells us what to imprint a brain is the record of the feelings of a life and the third insight
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Penguins vs. Pelicans PIPE...
Penguins pick off anchovies from the leaks of these pelicans sitting ducks in front of them only when the pelicans back off on their gluttony and let go of some of their cash can they surface and enjoy the bounty and their peace leaving
Video examples
David Brooks: The social...
It was just sheer terror. So me talking about emotion is like Gandhi talking about gluttony, but it is the central organizing process of the way we think. It tells us what to imprint. The brain is the record of the feelings of a life. And the third insight
Video examples
Social animal - David...
sheer terror so me talking about emotion is like Gandhi talking about gluttony but it is the central organizing process of the way we think it tells us what to imprint a brain is the record of the feelings of a life and the third insight
Video examples
Penguins vs. Pelicans PIPE...
Penguins pick off anchovies from the leaks of these pelicans sitting ducks in front of them only when the pelicans back off on their gluttony and let go of some of their cash can they surface and enjoy the bounty and their peace leaving
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Quote examples
Alex Berenson
American Author
Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.
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James Gleick
American Author
Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin.
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Anthony Minghella
British Director
I always listen to music, my passion and vice is music, I will be denied access to heaven because of the number of CDs I own, and I have gluttony for all types and colours of music.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Gluttony and idleness are two of life's great joys, but they are not honourable.
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Apollonius of Tyana
Greek Philosopher
Festivals cause diseases, since they lighten cares but increase gluttony.
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Lydia Lunch
American Musician
I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats.
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Peter De Vries
American Novelist
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.
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Alton Brown
American Entertainer
Gluttony is wrong. It's wasteful.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
Gluttony is not a secret vice.
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Alex Berenson
American Author
Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.
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James Gleick
American Author
Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin.
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Anthony Minghella
British Director
I always listen to music, my passion and vice is music, I will be denied access to heaven because of the number of CDs I own, and I have gluttony for all types and colours of music.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Gluttony and idleness are two of life's great joys, but they are not honourable.
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Apollonius of Tyana
Greek Philosopher
Festivals cause diseases, since they lighten cares but increase gluttony.
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Lydia Lunch
American Musician
I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats.
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Peter De Vries
American Novelist
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.
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Alton Brown
American Entertainer
Gluttony is wrong. It's wasteful.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
Gluttony is not a secret vice.
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