gluttony Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun habitual eating to excess
  2. noun eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    gula; overeating.

WordNet


Glut"ton*y noun
Etymology
OE. glotonie, OF. glotonie, gloutonnie.
Wordforms
plural Gluttonies
Definitions
  1. Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity.
    Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts. Milton.

Webster 1913