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n. - Eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins); Habitual eating to excess.

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  • His failure to be vocal on conservation rather than gluttony is starting to show a negative impact on the US economy.
  • In medieval times when the seven sins were listed, indulgence was often called gluttony, referring primarily to overeating.
  • This is called gluttony, and it is one of the 7 deadly sins.
  • Today was a day of gluttony ... in other words, the Christmas lunch at work.
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