Gluttony
Gluttony is excessive indulgence in food or drink. In Christian tradition, it is one of the seven deadly sins.
Seven deadly sins: A traditional Christian list of vices: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Gluttony belongs to this influential catalog of moral failings.
Appetite: A desire or bodily drive for food, drink, or other satisfaction. Gluttony concerns appetite when it becomes excessive or disordered.
Greed: An excessive desire for wealth, possessions, or gain. Greed concerns acquisition broadly, while gluttony centers on food and drink.
Inferno Canto VI: The sixth canto of Dante's Inferno, where the poet encounters the punished gluttons. The canto depicts gluttony through perpetual rain, mud, and ravenous punishment.
Thomas Aquinas: A medieval Dominican theologian whose works shaped Catholic theology and philosophy. Aquinas analyzed gluttony as a vice of disordered appetite.
Intemperance: Lack of restraint in satisfying desires or pursuing pleasures. Gluttony is traditionally treated as intemperance directed toward food and drink.
Lust: An intense desire for sexual pleasure, especially when treated as morally disordered. Lust and gluttony are separate appetitive vices in the traditional list.
Augustine of Hippo: A late antique Christian theologian and bishop whose writings profoundly shaped Western Christianity. Augustine reflected on appetite and the moral risks of excessive pleasure.
Evagrius Ponticus: A fourth-century Christian monk and theologian whose writings shaped later accounts of spiritual vices. His list of eight harmful thoughts included gluttony and influenced later classifications.
Moral theology: The study of human conduct and moral duties through theological principles. Christian accounts classify gluttony within a broader analysis of sin and virtue.