avarice
extreme desire for wealth
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
E-cigarette taxation best illustrates the confluence of arrogance and AVARICE.
(Forbes magazine)
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Roosevelt believed government must protect nature and natural resources against the rapacious forces of self-interested AVARICE.
(Time magazine)
(Forbes magazine)
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Roosevelt believed government must protect nature and natural resources against the rapacious forces of self-interested AVARICE.
(Time magazine)
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avarice
noun
- extreme greed for wealth or material gain
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Avarice is from the Latin "avarita" (greed) by way of the Old French (14th century) avaritia. The Latin root essentially describes a craving or longing for something. The adjective is "avaricious," which stems from the Old French avaricios (Modern French avaricieux).
Avarice is one of the seven deadly sins (also referred to as cardinal sins) as outlined in Christian doctrine, which also includes :
- Lust = uncontrollable desire
- Gluttony = overconsumption, such as eating
- Sloth = physical or spiritual laziness
- Wrath = uncontrolled anger
- Envy = insatiable desire for something that others have
- Pride = a belief that you are better than others
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SYNONYMS
covetousness, greediness, miserliness, niggardliness, parsimony, rapacity, stinginess
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"Avarice is a driver of many political leaders in under developed countries."
noun
- extreme greed for wealth or material gain
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Avarice is from the Latin "avarita" (greed) by way of the Old French (14th century) avaritia. The Latin root essentially describes a craving or longing for something. The adjective is "avaricious," which stems from the Old French avaricios (Modern French avaricieux).
Avarice is one of the seven deadly sins (also referred to as cardinal sins) as outlined in Christian doctrine, which also includes :
- Lust = uncontrollable desire
- Gluttony = overconsumption, such as eating
- Sloth = physical or spiritual laziness
- Wrath = uncontrolled anger
- Envy = insatiable desire for something that others have
- Pride = a belief that you are better than others
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SYNONYMS
covetousness, greediness, miserliness, niggardliness, parsimony, rapacity, stinginess
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Avarice is a driver of many political leaders in under developed countries."
