Associations to the word «Covetousness»
Noun
- Motive
- Steal
- Bag
- Flesh
- Ill
- Killing
- Gain
- Prophet
- God
- Pleasure
- Money
- Murder
- Abundance
- Proceeds
- Wrong
- Lying
- Philosopher
- Thief
- Sake
- Prosperity
- Treasure
- Self
- Heart
- Fault
- Respect
- Seek
- Truth
- Fortune
- Wisdom
- Danger
- Regard
- Glory
- Shed
- Judgment
- Suspicion
- Mercy
- Good
- Punishment
- Spirit
- Poverty
- Love
- Revenge
- Speech
- Worse
- Thing
- Mind
- Consideration
- Nature
- Counsel
- Christian
- Acquisition
- Destruction
- Consequence
- But
- Say
- Lord
- Reward
- Happiness
- Creature
- Violence
- Justice
Adjective
Wiktionary
COVETOUSNESS, noun. Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
Dictionary definition
COVETOUSNESS, noun. An envious eagerness to possess something.
COVETOUSNESS, noun. Extreme greed for material wealth.
COVETOUSNESS, noun. Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.