GLUTTONY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

gluttony; gula; overeating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gluttony" is a kind of...):

deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

Meaning:

Habitual eating to excess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gluttony" is a kind of...):

intemperance (the quality of being intemperate)

Attribute:

gluttonous (given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gluttony"):

greediness; hoggishness; piggishness (an excessive desire for food)