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Avarice

Avarice Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Avarice? [n] reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [n] extreme greed for material wealth Synonyms \| Synonyms for Avarice: avariciousness \| avaritia \| covetousness \| covetousness \| cupidity \| greed \| rapacity Related Terms \| Find terms related to Avarice: acedia \| acquisitiveness \| anger \| avariciousness \| avaritia \| avidity \| avidness \| cheapness \| closefistedness \| closeness \| covetousness \| craving \| cupidity \| deadly sin \| desire \| envy \| frenzy of desire \| frugality \| fury of desire \| gluttony \| grasping \| graspingness \| greed \| greediness \| gula \| hardfistedness \| hoarding \| hoggishness \| illiberality \| incontinence \| inordinate desire \| insatiability \| insatiable desire \| intemperateness \| invidia \| ira \| itching palm \| lust \| luxuria \| meanness \| miserliness \| nearness \| niggardliness \| overgreediness \| parsimoniousness \| parsimony \| penny-pinching \| penuriousness \| piggishness \| pride \| rapaciousness \| rapacity \| ravenousness \| selfishness \| sloth \| sordidness \| stinginess \| superbia \| swinishness \| thrift \| tight purse strings \| tightfistedness \| tightness \| ungenerosity \| voraciousness \| voracity \| wolfishness \| wrath See Also \| deadly sin \| greed \| mortal sin Avarice In Webster's Dictionary \Av"arice\ ([a^]v"[.a]r[i^]s), n. [F. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[=e]re to covet, fr. a root av to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. 'a`menai, 'a^sai, to satiate, Skr. av to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.] 1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is avarice. --Beattie. 2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good. All are taught an avarice of praise. --Goldsmith.

Avarice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Avarice?

[n] reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
[n] extreme greed for material wealth

See Also | deadly sin | greed | mortal sin

Avarice In Webster's Dictionary

\Av"a*rice\ ([a^]v"[.a]*r[i^]s), n. [F. avaritia, fr.
avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[=e]re to covet, fr. a root av
to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. 'a`menai, 'a^sai, to satiate,
Skr. av to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.]
1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness
   after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.

         To desire money for its own sake, and in order to
         hoard it up, is avarice.              --Beattie.

2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good.

         All are taught an avarice of praise.  --Goldsmith.

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