gluttony
Sign in to savethumb|Der Völler by Georg Emanuel Opiz|Georg Emmanuel Opiz thumb|A woodcut representing gluttony Gluttony (, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning 'to gulp down or swallow') means over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste.
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- Etymology
- In religion
- Judaism
- Christianity
- St. Gregory the Great
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- St. Alphonsus Liguori
- Islam
- In arts
- See also
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thumb|Der Völler by Georg Emanuel Opiz|Georg Emmanuel Opiz thumb|A woodcut representing gluttony Gluttony (, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning 'to gulp down or swallow') means over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste.
In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food leads to a lack of control over one's relation with food or harms the body. Some Christian denominations consider gluttony one of the seven deadly sins. The concept of gluttony also has a broader definition within Christianity, where it is categorized into five distinct traits.