greed; lust for power or wealth
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Avarice Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Avarice Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
An inordinate desire for some supposed good.
An inordinate desire for some supposed good.
(n.)
An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
avarice
\av"a*rice\ (ăv"&adot;*r&ibreve;s), n. [f. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. avēre 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.
2. an inordinate desire for some supposed good. all are taught an avarice of praise.
avarice
n
1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia]
2. extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity]
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
Noun
1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
(synonym) greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia
(hypernym) mortal sin, deadly sin
2. extreme greed for material wealth
(synonym) avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity
(hypernym) greed
