What does rapacity mean?
Definitions for rapacity
-ˈpæs ɪ tira·pac·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousnessnoun
extreme gluttony
avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritianoun
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Wiktionary
rapacitynoun
The quality of being rapacious; voracity.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Rapacitynoun
Addictedness to plunder; exercise of plunder; ravenousness.
Etymology: rapacitas, Lat. rapacité, Fr. from rapax.
Any of these, without regarding the pains of churchmen, grudge them those small remains of ancient piety, which the rapacity of some ages has scarce left to the church. Thomas Sprat.
Wikipedia
rapacity
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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rapacity
Rapacity is the excessive or insatiable desire to possess more than one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. It can also refer to a voracious, predatory, or greedy behavior or disposition.
Webster Dictionary
Rapacitynoun
the quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves
Rapacitynoun
the act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain
Etymology: [L. rapacitas: cf. F. rapacit. See Rapacious.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rapacity in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rapacity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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