Meaning & use
gluttony
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The habit or act of eating and drinking excessively.
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His gluttony at the buffet left him too full to move.
The sermon warned against the sin of gluttony.
A note on using this word
Gluttony refers specifically to excess in food and drink, and is traditionally listed as one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teaching.
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