roofzucht

Definitions of roofzucht
  1. noun
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    synonyms: rooflust
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    type of:
    doodzonde
    an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
  2. noun
    extreme gluttony
    synonyms: rooflust
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    type of:
    gastromanie
    habitual eating to excess
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