Gluttony

Naturally, the degree of excess in eating and drinking is to be measured according to age, temperament, condition of life, etc. The term gluttony is relative. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

And while the word gluttony evolved from a Latin root that means “to gulp,” that definition doesn’t really illustrate this particular pattern of evil thought accurately or thoroughly. ❋ KATHLEEN MCGOWAN (2009)

In medieval times when the seven sins were listed, indulgence was often called gluttony, referring primarily to overeating. ❋ KATHLEEN MCGOWAN (2009)

American greed & gluttony is an evil force in the world which is already generating a horrendous amount of suffering among the impoverished today. ❋ Unknown (2007)

His failure to be vocal on conservation rather than gluttony is starting to show a negative impact on the US economy. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I do not say that all lamas drink, but to say that the majority of them are not only addicted to drink but also to gluttony is not at all wide of the truth, and this despite the teachings of Buddha on temperance and self-control. ❋ Unknown (1901)

This may also intimate that such as indulge themselves in gluttony or drunkenness, and by so doing make their own table the table of devils, or keep up fellowship with Satan by a course of known and wilful wickedness, cannot partake truly of the cup and table of the Lord. ❋ Unknown (1721)

I believe that an overwhelming number of people would agree that overeating (and I was not trying to single out meat), also known as gluttony, is not calculated to advance one’s serious long term interests, but is more a matter of satisfying a much more fleeting preference. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I get them confused too, so I got definitions when I did the illo ... lol. gluttony comes from the word gulla which is the throat, so technically it’s anything you consume through the throat! ❋ Unknown (2005)

This is called gluttony, and it is one of the 7 deadly sins. ❋ De Brantigny........................ (2008)

Today was a day of gluttony ... in other words, the Christmas lunch at work. ❋ Badger (2001)

Reply Obj. 2: To take more meat or drink than is necessary belongs to the vice of gluttony, which is not always a mortal sin: but knowingly to take too much drink to the point of being drunk, is a mortal sin. ❋ Aquinas Thomas (N/A)

Now carnal vices, namely gluttony and lust, are concerned with pleasures of touch in matters of food and sex; and these are the most impetuous of all pleasures of the body. ❋ Aquinas Thomas (N/A)

Reply Obj. 3: That which gives pleasure is desirable in itself: and consequently corresponding to its diversity there are two capital vices, namely gluttony and lust. ❋ Aquinas Thomas (N/A)

Being a profoundly modest and unselfish man it was not possible to associate the idea of gluttony with him, though he possessed the digestion of an ostrich, and the appetite of a shark. ❋ Unknown (1859)

Why should the Roman Catholic Church call gluttony a mortal sin? ❋ John Tyndall (1856)

It was what a professional boxer would have termed gluttony from beginning to ending. ❋ Samuel James Arnold (1813)

One viciously cruel scene in particular recalls the gluttony 'punishment' meted out to one unfortunate victim in Fincher's ❋ Unknown (2010)

"He [never] really [loved] Gluttsy. He's such a [Bitch]!" ❋ Envysgurl1989 (2005)

The [salesman] worked some of the [extra hours] because he wanted to put leather [seats] in his car. And I say that was gluttony! And not glory. ❋ SuburbanH (2018)

Although Gluttony is one of [the Seven Deadly Sins], it is not considered as [dangerous] as [Pride]. ❋ INsaneuChiha (2005)

Gluttony is a [sin] ❋ Geirge_Fahman (2019)

dean [grimshaw] wants all of the [iced] [buns] ❋ Cup (2003)

Kim: Susan can't swim no laps she's [fatter] than [gluttony]. Josh: Oh yeah she needs [Jenny Craig]. ❋ Junaid (2004)

Gluttony is a [sin]. ❋ Geirge_Fahman (2019)

Eric [Steinberg]: Hey man, my mom left me her Bmw, so we can go to [the Metro] and do some Gallon Gluttony. Chad [Dawkins]:Oh bro! Nice, lemme get my cam so we can get some views! ❋ TERminalambiaNCe (2013)

Today, at the mall, I resisted [the temptation] of purse gluttony by [not giving] in to buying a new purse since i already own over [a hundred]. ❋ Ekamarie (2010)

I try to watch the game, [I really do]. But when you see the kitchen table [lined up] with [fattening] snack foods, it can quickly turn into a nasty case of Superbowl Gluttony. ❋ SoulDestroy (2012)