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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 Ninurtaplay

2. eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)play

  Familiarity information: GULA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GULA (noun)


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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