Luxuria — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹiə/

🇬🇧British English

/lʌɡʒˈʊəɹiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lʌɡʒˈʊəɹiə/

3 syllables Say it as /lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹiə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lust

Word Forms

lusty	adjective	vigorously passionate
lust	verb	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Luxus

zügelloses sexuelles Verlangen (personifiziert als eine der Todsünden)

🇫🇷French

luxe

désir sexuel complaisant (personnifié comme l’un des péchés capitaux)

🇪🇸Spanish

lujo

deseo sexual autoindulgente (personificado como uno de los pecados capitales)

🇮🇹Italian

lussuria

desiderio sessuale autoindulgente (personificato come uno dei peccati capitali)

🇳🇱Dutch

luxe

genotzuchtig seksueel verlangen (gepersonifieerd als een van de hoofdzonden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

luxo

desejo sexual auto-indulgente (personificado como um dos pecados capitais)

🇷🇺Russian

роскошь

потакающее своим желаниям сексуальное желание (олицетворяемое как один из смертных грехов)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लक्सुरिया

स्वयं भोगी यौन इच्छा (घातक पापों में से एक के रूप में पहचानी गई)

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলাসিতা

স্বয়ংসম্পূর্ণ যৌন ইচ্ছা (মারাত্মক পাপের মধ্যে একটি হিসাবে চিহ্নিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரம்

சுய-இன்பமான பாலியல் ஆசை (கொடிய பாவங்களில் ஒன்றாக வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

విలాసవంతమైన

స్వీయ-భోగ లైంగిక కోరిక (ప్రాణాంతక పాపాలలో ఒకటిగా వ్యక్తీకరించబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

लक्झुरिया

स्वत: ला आनंदी लैंगिक इच्छा (प्राणघातक पापांपैकी एक म्हणून ओळखले जाते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લક્ઝુરિયા

સ્વ-આનંદયુક્ત જાતીય ઇચ્છા (ઘાતક પાપોમાંથી એક તરીકે ઓળખાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಐಷಾರಾಮಿ

ಸ್ವಯಂ-ಭೋಗದ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಬಯಕೆ (ಮಾರಣಾಂತಿಕ ಪಾಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೆಂದು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഡംബരം

സ്വയം-ഭോഗകരമായ ലൈംഗികാഭിലാഷം (മാരകമായ പാപങ്ങളിലൊന്നായി വ്യക്തിപരം)

🇵🇰Urdu

عیش و آرام

خودغرض جنسی خواہش (مہلک گناہوں میں سے ایک کے طور پر بیان کیا گیا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奢华

自我放纵的性欲（拟人化为死罪之一）

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢

わがままな性的欲求 (大罪の 1 つとして擬人化されたもの)

🇰🇷Korean

사치

방종한 성적 욕망(대죄 중 하나로 의인화됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sang trọng

ham muốn tình dục buông thả (được nhân cách hóa là một trong những tội lỗi chết người)

🇹🇭Thai

ลักชูเรีย

ความต้องการทางเพศตามใจตัวเอง (ถือว่าเป็นหนึ่งในบาปมหันต์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemewahan

hasrat seksual yang memanjakan diri sendiri (dipersonifikasikan sebagai salah satu dosa mematikan)

🇵🇭Filipino

karangyaan

mapagpalayaw sa sarili na pagnanasang sekswal (ipinakilala bilang isa sa mga nakamamatay na kasalanan)

🇲🇾Malay

kemewahan

keinginan seksual yang memanjakan diri (dipersonifikasikan sebagai salah satu dosa yang membawa maut)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لوكسوريا

الرغبة الجنسية المنغمسة في الذات (تُجسَّد كواحدة من الخطايا المميتة)

🇮🇷Persian

لوکس

میل جنسی خودپسندانه (که به عنوان یکی از گناهان کبیره شناخته می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

lüks

rahatına düşkün cinsel arzu (ölümcül günahlardan biri olarak kişileştirilmiştir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לוקסוריה

תשוקה מינית מפנקת את עצמה (התגלתה כאחד החטאים הקטלניים)

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