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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.