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Noun Concept
Categories: Seven deadly sins, Articles with short description, Concepts in ethics
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avarice  greed  covetousness  rapacity  avaritia
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Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) WordNet 3.0
English:
sin
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Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Excessive desire for possessions and wealth. OmegaWiki
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth. Wiktionary
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain. Wiktionary (translation)
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth. Wiktionary
Desire for the possession of something. Wiktionary (translation)
The quality of being rapacious; voracity. Wiktionary
Greed. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
mortal sin
DERIVATION
avaricious
rapacious
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia
Wiktionary
EN
avarice, covetousness, rapacity
OmegaWiki
EN
avarice, avaritia, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, mammonism, rapacity
Wikipedia Redirections
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avarice, Avaritia, greed (sin)

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