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English Dictionary: gluttony by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gluttony
n
  1. habitual eating to excess
  2. eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    Synonym(s): gluttony, overeating, gula
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gluttony \Glut"ton*y\, n.; pl. {Gluttonies}. [OE. glotonie, OF.
      glotonie, gloutonnie.]
      Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for
      food; voracity.
  
               Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts.
                                                                              --Milton.
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