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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)play

  Familiarity information: LUXURIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LUXURIA (noun)


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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