glutton

noun (gluttons)

«glutton» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A glutton is a person who eats far too much and greedily. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a glutton is a greedy character who eats enormous amounts, often as a joke or a warning

Examples

The glutton had devoured the whole feast at one sitting. tree →
He is such a glutton; he ate three helpings. tree →
The glutton said he was too hungry to stop. tree →
Don't be a glutton and take the last cake. tree →

Note

a glutton eats more than a fair share, but the word itself sets no count; in a sharing problem it signals an unfair share, not a number

In Jewish tradition

Someone who eats too much and loses self-control. Deuteronomy lists it among the faults of a rebellious son.

Interpretation. The rabbis said the "stubborn and rebellious son" was never actually put to death. They read the law as a warning about where greed may lead.

Examples

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. (Writings PRO.23.21, JPS 1917) tree →
and they shall say unto the elders of his city: 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.' (Torah DEU.21.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

a glutton eats more than a fair share, but the word itself sets no count; in a sharing problem it signals an unfair share, not a number

On Mova

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