Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being esurient.
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- noun The quality of being
esurient ; extremegluttony or boundlesshunger
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- noun excessive desire to eat
- noun extreme gluttony
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Examples
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'esurience', the [Greek: pothos] or 'desideratum', the unfuelled fire, the Ceres, the ever-seeking maternal goddess, the origin and interpretation of whose name is found in the Hebrew root signifying hunger, and thence capacity.
Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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But they really did say that unless Question 1 passed “gay marriage will be taught in public schools” — although, confusingly, they said that it was “already happening” (which would seem to make Question 1 irrelevant to schools issue).esurience(Quote)
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Yankev: esurience: Why are you suggesting I should deny myself happiness?
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Marriage equality is necessary because the genders are different (at least on average, there are individuals that blur the lines), not because they are the same.esurience(Quote)
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In recent years we have seen a windfall of corporate crime and esurience.
Dissident Voice Justin O'Connell 2009
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esurience: Why are you suggesting I should deny myself happiness?
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