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Avarice (2 Occurrences)
... covetousness; cupidity. 2. (n.) An inordinate desire for some supposed good.
Multi-Version Concordance Avarice (2 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians ...
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Contentment (4 Occurrences)
... in which one's desires are confined to his lot whatever it may be (1 Timothy 6:6;
2 Corinthians 9:8). It is opposed to envy (James 3:16), avarice (Hebrews 13:5 ...
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Avaricious (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately
desirous of accumulating property. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Greed (19 Occurrences)
... 5:11 But what I meant was that you were not to associate with any one bearing the
name of "brother," if he was addicted to fornication or avarice or idol ...
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Gloat (11 Occurrences)
... (vi) To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze
with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice. ...
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Greedy (24 Occurrences)
... 5:11 But what I meant was that you were not to associate with any one bearing the
name of "brother," if he was addicted to fornication or avarice or idol ...
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Idol-worship (2 Occurrences)
... 5:11 But what I meant was that you were not to associate with any one bearing the
name of "brother," if he was addicted to fornication or avarice or idol ...
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Iscariot (11 Occurrences)
... As a cloak to his avarice, he pretended to be zealous in their administration, and
therefore, at the anointing of Jesus' feet by Mary, he asked "Why was not ...
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Fornication (52 Occurrences)
... 5:11 But what I meant was that you were not to associate with any one bearing the
name of "brother," if he was addicted to fornication or avarice or idol ...
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Twist (5 Occurrences)
... of parts. 5. (vt) To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as,
avarice twists itself into all human concerns. 6. (vt) To ...
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Bible Concordance

Avarice (2 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 5:11 But what I meant was that you were not to associate with any one bearing the name of "brother," if he was addicted to fornication or avarice or idol-worship or abusive language or hard-drinking or greed of gain. With such a man you ought not even to eat.
(WEY)

Psalms 52:7 Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice.
(DBY)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An excessive desire of gain; greed; covetousness; cupidity.

2. (n.) An inordinate desire for some supposed good.

Greek

5365. philarguria -- love of money, avarice
... love of money, avarice. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: philarguria
Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ar-goo-ree'-ah) Short Definition: love of money ...
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4124. pleonexia -- advantage, covetousness
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pleonexia Phonetic Spelling:
(pleh-on-ex-ee'-ah) Short Definition: covetousness, avarice Definition: covetousness ...
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3126. mamonas -- riches
... mammon. Of Chaldee origin (confidence, ie Wealth, personified); mammonas, ie Avarice
(deified) -- mammon. (mamona) -- 4 Occurrences. 3125, 3126. ...
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Library

Of Avarice. ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon V. Of Avarice.� Of Avarice. Aurelius,
the bishop, said: The cupidity of avarice (which, let ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon v of avarice .htm

After the Banishment of Justice, Lust, Unjust Laws, Daring ...
... Chap. VI."After the Banishment of Justice, Lust, Unjust Laws, Daring, Avarice,
Ambition, Pride, Impiety, and Other Vices Reigned. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap vi after the banishment of.htm

Of God, and the Religious Rites of the Foolish; of Avarice, and ...
... Book II. Of the Origin of Error. Chap. vii."of god, and the religious rites
of the foolish; of avarice, and the authority of ancestors. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap vii of god and the.htm

Finally, Another Glory of virginity is Mentioned, that it is Free ...
... To Marcellina, His Sister. Book I. Chapter X. Finally, another glory of
virginity is mentioned, that it is free from avarice.� ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter x finally another glory.htm

Whether any Other Special Sins, Besides Pride and Avarice, Should ...
... OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, IN RESPECT OF ONE SIN BEING THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER (FOUR ARTICLES)
Whether any other special sins, besides pride and avarice, should be ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether any other special sins.htm

Of those who Abused his Extreme Benevolence for Avarice and ...
... Book IV. Chapter LIV."Of those who abused His Extreme Benevolence for Avarice
and Hypocrisy. In like manner his mental [3353] qualities ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter liv of those who abused.htm

Salvian's Literary Work
... The ninth, addressed to Salonius, is of special interest, since it explains both
Salvian's purpose in writing his four books Against Avarice, and his reasons ...
/.../salvian/on the government of god/iii salvians literary work.htm

Whether Only the Sin of Pride and Envy Can Exist in an Angel?
... Objection 2: Further, as pride and envy are spiritual sins, so are sloth, avarice,
and anger. ... Consequently avarice properly so called cannot be in them. ...
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Of the Corruption which had Grown Upon the Roman Republic Before ...
... instead of undergoing insensible alteration, as hitherto they had done, were swept
away as by a torrent; and how depraved by luxury and avarice the youth were ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 19 of the corruption which.htm

On the Fast of the Tenth Month, vi.
... "Give," he says, "and it shall be given to you [711] ." How soon do the misgivings
of distrust and the puttings off of avarice fall to the ground, when ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/sermon xvii on the fast.htm

Subtopics

Avarice

Avarice: General Scriptures Concerning

Avarice: The Descendants of Joseph

Related Terms

Contentment (4 Occurrences)

Avaricious (3 Occurrences)

Greed (19 Occurrences)

Gloat (11 Occurrences)

Greedy (24 Occurrences)

Idol-worship (2 Occurrences)

Iscariot (11 Occurrences)