avaritia

Definitions of avaritia
  1. noun
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    synonyms: avarice, covetousness, greed, rapacity
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    type of:
    deadly sin, mortal sin
    an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
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