Definition of covetousness Covetousness
cov•et•ous•ness
We found 9 definitions of covetousness from 6 different sources.
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What does covetousness mean?
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NounPlural: covetousnesses |
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| covetousness - an envious eagerness to possess something | ||
| covetousness - reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
| avarice, greed, rapacity, avaritia | ||
| deadly sin, mortal sin an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" | ||
| covetousness - extreme greed for material wealth | ||
| avarice, avariciousness, cupidity | ||
| greed excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves | ||
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Wiktionary 
- covetousness (Noun)
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- covetousness (n.)
Strong desire. - covetousness (n.)
A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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covetousness
Excessive desire for possessions and wealth.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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covetousness
Covetousness brings nothing home.
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🔤- covetousness, noun, singular of covetousnesses.
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