gourmandism

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Definition of gourmandism

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noun

(uncountable)A passion for and deep interest in good food.

“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.”

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noun

(uncountable)A passion for and deep interest in good food.

“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.”
(uncountable)Gluttony.

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From gourmand + -ism.

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