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glutton

Meaning of “glutton”

One who indulges to excess in eating.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 21:20

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “glutton”

KJV PCE
Deuteronomy 21:20
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 21:20 · retained source text

And they shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubborne, and rebellious, hee will not obey our voice: he is a glutton, & a drunkard.

Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:21 · retained source text

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pouerty; and drousinesse shall cloath a man with ragges.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Deuteronomy 21:20

This our son is a glutton directly assigns the identity to the described son. The surrounding stubbornness, rebellion, and coordination with drunkard are non-exhaustive and do not by themselves supply the full lexical meaning.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

One who indulges to excess in eating.

volume 1, leaf 843, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 149)