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GULA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gula mean?
• GULA (noun)
The noun GULA has 2 senses:
1. the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
2. eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Familiarity information: GULA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)
Domain region:
Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
gluttony; gula; overeating
Hypernyms ("gula" is a kind of...):
deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)
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