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cov·et·ous (kŭv'ĭ-təs) adj.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Covetousness
Cov"et*ous*ness\, n. 1. Strong desire. [R.] When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. --Shak. 2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense. Covetousness, by a greed of getting more, deprivess itself of the true end of getting. --Sprat. Syn: Avarice; cupidity; eagerness.
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Covetousness
a strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10; Matt. 6:20). It assumes sometimes the more aggravated form of avarice, which is the mark of cold-hearted worldliness.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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