covetousness (noun)
31covetise — noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English coveitise, from Old French, alteration (influenced by ise as in marcheandise merchandise) of coveitié obsolete : inordinate desire : covetousness …
32Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …
33envy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enviousness, jealousy; covetousness, cupidity, spite; ill will, malice; greenness. v. begrudge; desire, crave, covet, hanker, turn green. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jealousy, resentment, covetousness,… …
34avarice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greed. See desire. Ant., generosity, prodigality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. covetousness, Cupidity, greediness; see greed . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [AV ur is] unhealthy… …
35greed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greediness, desire, cupidity, avidity, avarice. See gluttony, parsimony. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. greediness, avidity, selfishness, eagerness, avarice, voracity, excess, rapacity, gluttony, piggishness …
36jealousy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of envy Nouns jealousy, envy, covetousness, cupidity, desire, heartburn, jaundice, jaundiced eye; green or yellow eyed monster; distrust, mistrust, umbrage, spite, resentment; suspicion, doubt;… …
37Maitreya — This article is about the Buddhist bodhisattva Maitreya. For other uses, see Maitreya (disambiguation). Maitreya Buddha Bodhisattva Maitreya from the 2nd Century Gandharan Art Period …
38cupidity — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. greed, avarice, acquisitiveness, rapaciousness, graspingness, covetousness, want, hunger. ANT.: unselfishness, generosity II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves:… …
39Mammon — [ mamən] noun wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship (taken by medieval writers as the name of the devil of covetousness). Derivatives Mammonism noun Mammonist noun Origin ME: via late L. from New Testament Gk mamōnas… …
40Epistle to the Ephesians — Epistle to the Ephesians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Ephesians This article will be treated under the following heads: ♦ I. Analysis of the Epistle; ♦ II. Special Characteristics: ♦ (1) Form: (a)… …
