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covetousness
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
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avarice
Too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity
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voracity
The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony
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cupidity
The definition of cupidity is extreme greed for money or material possessions.
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thieving
The action of theft.
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greed (related)
Excessive desire for getting or having, esp. wealth; desire for more than one needs or deserves; avarice; cupidity
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theft (related)
In its broadest sense, any example or act of stealing, which includes burglary, embezzlement, false pretenses, fraud, and larceny. While larceny is generally categorized as petty or grand depending on the value of the goods taken, theft is generally categorized by the type of property stolen.
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greediness
The state of being greedy.
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rapaciousness
The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony
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thievery
The act of theft, the act of stealing.
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avidity
Greediness; strong appetite.
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edacity
The state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating
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omnivorousness
The state of being omnivorous
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ravenousness
Quality of being ravenous.
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desire (related)
(Countable) Someone or something wished for.
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avaritia
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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esurience
The quality of being esurient; extreme gluttony or boundless hunger
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voraciousness
The state of being voracious
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baseness (related)
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meanness (related)
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heartlessness (related)
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profligacy (related)
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marauding
Raiding and pillaging.
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Rapacity Sentence Examples

  • All alike were subject to the rapacity of their gaolers and the extortions of their fellows.

  • In 1410 Jerome, who had incurred the hostility of the archbishop of Prague by his speeches in favour of Wycliffe's teaching, went to Ofen, where King Sigismund of Hungary resided, and, though a layman, preached before the king denouncing strongly the rapacity and immorality of the clergy.

  • His rapacity disgusted even an age in which every one could be bought and sold.

  • By 1520 philanthropic churchmen directed their attention to the miserable conditions of the natives; but remedial legislation was largely nullified by the rapacity of subordinate officials, and before the end of the 16th century the natives disappeared as a distinct race.

  • Scholars will pay little heed to the charges of rapacity, extortion, pomp and luxury made against Paul by the authors of this letter.

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