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avarice

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Noun

extreme greed for material wealth

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

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Synonyms:
avariciousness covetousness cupidity greed rapacity avaritia

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Words contain "avarice" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
avarice mammon sordid

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