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English Dictionary: self-indulgence by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
self-indulgence
n
  1. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
    Synonym(s): indulgence, self-indulgence
  2. excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
    Synonym(s): intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Self-indulgence \Self`-in*dul"gence\, n.
      Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; --
      the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial.
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