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Definition of Avaritia
1. Noun. Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Exact synonyms: Avarice, Covetousness, Greed, Rapacity
Generic synonyms: Deadly Sin, Mortal Sin
Derivative terms: Avaricious, Covetous, Greedy, Rapacious
Generic synonyms: Deadly Sin, Mortal Sin
Derivative terms: Avaricious, Covetous, Greedy, Rapacious
Lexicographical Neighbors of Avaritia
Literary usage of Avaritia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thirteen Satires of Juvenal by Juvenal, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (1878)
"of avaritia ... pro avaritia .... appellat. Ambr. de parad. § 73 there are many
ways of the serpent, ..."
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