Gourmandism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A passion for and deep interest in good food. uncountable
"When gourmandism turns into gluttony, voracity, or perversion, it loses its name, its attributes, and all of its meaning, and becomes fit subject for the moralist who can preach upon it or the doctor who can cure it with his prescriptions."
- 2 the disposition and habits of a gourmand wordnet
- 3 Gluttony. uncountable
Example
More examples"When gourmandism turns into gluttony, voracity, or perversion, it loses its name, its attributes, and all of its meaning, and becomes fit subject for the moralist who can preach upon it or the doctor who can cure it with his prescriptions."
Etymology
From gourmand + -ism.
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