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.”

  Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals

• “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.”

  Simon & Schuster: The SOURCE of MIRACLES

• “American greed & gluttony is an evil force in the world which is already generating a horrendous amount of suffering among the impoverished today.”

  Sound Politics: Faith-based initiatives

• “In medieval times when the seven sins were listed, indulgence was often called gluttony, referring primarily to overeating.”

  Simon & Schuster: The SOURCE of MIRACLES

• “His failure to be vocal on conservation rather than gluttony is starting to show a negative impact on the US economy.”

  09/14/2005

• “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.”

  With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior

• “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.”

  Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)

• “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.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism

• “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!”

  Illustration Friday– Gluttony « Magic Lantern Arts

• “This is called gluttony, and it is one of the 7 deadly sins.”

  Archive 2008-08-17

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