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Definition of 'covetousness'

Noun

  1. an envious eagerness to possess something
  2. extreme greed for material wealth
       Synonyms: avarice avariciousness cupidity
  3. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
       Synonyms: avarice greed rapacity avaritia


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