Avarice
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An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness
after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. -
Excessive greed. Characters marked by [avarice] know [no limit] to levels of lavish accesories. Syn: [Cupidity].
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[Greed]/Avarice (Latin, cupiditia/avaritia) Greed is, like Lust and [Gluttony], a sin of excess. However, Greed particularly applies to the acquisition of wealth.
Avarice is the term that can describe all forms of sinful behaviour. These include
-disloyalty,
-deliberate betrayal, or
-treason, especially for personal gain, as when someone lets themselves be bribed.
-Scavenging and [hoarding] of materials or objects,
-theft and robbery, especially by violence,
-trickery, or
-manipulation of authority are all actions that are inspired by [greed]. Such misdeeds include [Simony], where the [sinner] feels the urge to make money by selling things within the confines of the church. -
[Avarice] is [reprehensible] acquisitiveness, excessive and insatiable desire to acquire or possess more wealth, riches or [material gain] than one needs or deserves. In other words, [avarice] is the highest level of greed or greediness. -Emeasoba George
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[Ava] is the latin word for [flying].
Ava-rice = flying [rice] -
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
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an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions:
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