Definitions for covetousness
cov·etous·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. covetousnessnoun

   an envious eagerness to possess something

2. avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupiditynoun

   extreme greed for material wealth

3. avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritianoun

   reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. covetousnessnoun

   Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Covetousnessnoun

   Avarice; inordinate desire of money; eagerness of gain.

   Etymology: from covetous.

   When workmen strive to do better than well,
   They do confound their skill in covetousness. William Shakespeare, K. John.

   He that takes pains to serve the ends of covetousness, or ministers to another’s lust, or keeps a shop of impurities or intemperance, is idle in the worst sense. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   Covetousness debaseth a man’s spirit, and sinks it into the earth. John Tillotson.

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1. covetousness

   Greed (or avarice) is an uncontrolled longing for increase in the acquisition or use of material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions); or social value, such as status, or power. Greed has been identified as undesirable throughout known human history because it creates behavior-conflict between personal and social goals.

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1. covetousness

   Covetousness is an intense desire to possess something that belongs to someone else. It is typically associated with negative connotations, including greed, envy, or obsession. It goes beyond simple admiration or aspiration to consider unethical or harmful actions to obtain the desired object, person, or status.

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1. Covetousnessnoun

   strong desire

2. Covetousnessnoun

   a strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of covetousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of covetousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of covetousness in a Sentence

1. Confucius:

   There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth...lust. When he is strong...quarrelsomeness. When he is old...covetousness.

2. The Hitopadesa:

   A hundred long leagues is no distance for him who would quench the thirst of covetousness; but a contented mind has no solicitude for grasping wealth.

3. Confucius:

   There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=covetousness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Covetousness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=covetousness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covetousness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covetousness