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LUXURIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does luxuria mean?
• LUXURIA (noun)
The noun LUXURIA has 1 sense:
1. self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Familiarity information: LUXURIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lust; luxuria
Hypernyms ("luxuria" is a kind of...):
deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)
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