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# luxury

«luxury» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **great comfort and expensive, beautiful things** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (luxury; a luxury, luxuries); adjective use (luxury hotel)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Luxury is great comfort and expensive, beautiful things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#m1)

2) A luxury is something nice that you do not really need, like expensive chocolate or a holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#m2)

3) As an adjective: expensive and comfortable, as in «a luxury car». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means soft, rich living. Proverbs says it does not suit a fool. Interpretation: Proverbs warns that people who have not earned wealth and honour misuse it. The sages praised simple living. In the primary lessons: Used in everyday life, shopping, adverts and lessons on needs and wants. Phrases: «live in luxury», «a little luxury», «luxury hotel», «luxury goods». In money lessons, luxuries are «wants», not «needs».

### examples

- Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. (Writings PRO.19.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x1)
- The hotel was full of luxury. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x2)
- A hot bath is my little luxury. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x3)
- Food is a need, but a games console is a luxury. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x4)
- The film star lived in luxury. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x5)
- They stayed in a luxury cabin by the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x6)
- Holidays abroad are a luxury for many families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x7)
- They were a rich, noble family, born in affluence and nurtured in luxury. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/#x8)

### note

Plural: luxuries. Adjective: luxurious. Pronounced «LUK-shuh-ree» or «LUG-zhuh-ree». In budgeting: pay for needs first, then luxuries.

### In the corpora

- [Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.539/)
- [The Rat jokes about the missing luxuries and comes back from the cellar with bottles of beer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «luxury» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/luxury/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.