Excessive indulgence in food or drink; habitual greed or overindulgence.
From Old French 'glotonie', derived from Latin 'gluttonia', related to 'gluttire' meaning 'to swallow'. The word has maintained its moral and religious connotations since medieval times, being one of the seven deadly sins in Christian tradition.
Gluttony is fascinating because it's one of the few words where the moral judgment is built right into the term - unlike 'eating' or even 'overeating,' 'gluttony' carries immediate ethical implications. Medieval writers often depicted gluttony as the root of other sins, believing that lack of self-control with food led to broader moral failings.
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