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Gluttony

British pronunciation/ɡlˈʌtəni/
American pronunciation/ˈɡɫətəni/
Gluttony
[NOUN]
1

eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)

synonyms : gula
overeating
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2

habitual eating to excess

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Examples
1My mother often warned me that gluttony kills more than the sword in an attempt to get me to eat more nutritiously and avoid overeating.
2And gluttony is a timeless theme.
3Geez that's gluttony!
4For gluttony I have to recommend the book The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester.
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