AVARITIA, avaritia
Sounds Like: ah-wah-RIH-tee-ah
Translations: greed, avarice, covetousness, a greed, an avarice
From the root: AVARITIA
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Avaritia refers to an excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or material gain. It is a feminine noun and is often used to describe a vice or a negative character trait. It can be used in sentences to denote the abstract concept of greed or a specific instance of it.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:2
From the same root
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