fleshpot
Place of indulgence
A fleshpot is a place offering sensual pleasures, especially of a sexual nature—nightclubs, brothels, or districts known for such establishments: the fleshpots of Bangkok, tourists seeking out the city's fleshpots.
The word comes from the Bible, where the Israelites longed for the "fleshpots of Egypt"—literally pots for cooking meat, symbolizing material comfort and indulgence.
The biblical origin gives the word a faintly ironic or moralizing tone.
Extreme indulgence in vices
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- viceBad habit or deputy
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
immorality · corruption · dissipation · profligacy · carnality · lasciviousness · lechery · libertinism
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- affluenceAbundance of money
decadence · indulgence · pampering · splendor · nightclub · bordello · resort · spa
Pursuit of gratification
- pleasure-seekingPursuit of enjoyment
- self-indulgenceExcessive yielding to desires
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
sybaritism · epicureanism · voluptuousness · revelry · bacchanalia · sensualism · carousing · excess
Attractive, tempting quality
- enticementSomething that attracts
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- lureThing that tempts
- viceBad habit or deputy
desire · craving · carnality · sinfulness · corruption · snare · perdition · appetite
debauchery
Extreme indulgence in vices
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- viceBad habit or deputy
sinfulness · immorality · corruption · dissipation · profligacy · carnality · lasciviousness · lechery · libertinism · turpitude
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
affluence · decadence · indulgence · pampering · splendor · nightclub · bordello · resort · spa · casino
hedonism
Pursuit of gratification
- pleasure-seekingPursuit of enjoyment
- self-indulgenceExcessive yielding to desires
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
sensuality · sybaritism · epicureanism · voluptuousness · revelry · bacchanalia · sensualism · carousing · excess · satiation
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- enticementSomething that attracts
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- lureThing that tempts
vice · desire · craving · carnality · sinfulness · corruption · snare · perdition · appetite · beguilement
fleshpotmonastic cell
Monk's private chamber
hair shirt · penitentiary · meditation center · retreat house · wilderness
fleshpotcloister
Covered monastic walkway
ivory tower · secluded retreat · anchorhold · nunnery · friary