Webster 1828 · headword: covetousness
View source image ↗A strong or inordinate desire of riches or possessions; avarice.
KJV WORD
covetousness
COMBINED MEANING
Meaning of covetousness
A selfish or inordinate desire to possess or gain, especially wealth or property; greed or avarice.
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Webster 1828KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Root: covet
Desiring to possess or gain what is not rightly to govern the heart.
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