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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

Greek

5366. philarguros -- loving money
... money. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: philarguros Phonetic Spelling:
(fil-ar'-goo-ros) Short Definition: money-loving, avaricious Definition: money ...
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866. aphilarguros -- without love of money
... of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aphilarguros Phonetic Spelling: (af-il-ar'-
goo-ros) Short Definition: not loving money, not avaricious Definition: not ...
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4123. pleonektes -- one desirous of having more
... Transliteration: pleonektes Phonetic Spelling: (pleh-on-ek'-tace) Short Definition:
a covetous person Definition: a covetous or avaricious person; one desirous ...
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Library

How Herod and Sosius Took Jerusalem by Force; and what Death ...
... CHAPTER 18. How Herod And Sosius Took Jerusalem By Force; And What Death Antigonus
Came To. Also Concerning Cleopatra's Avaricious Temper. ...
/.../chapter 18 how herod and.htm

Saurin -- Paul Before Felix and Drusilla
... Paul selected three subjects, correspondent to the characteristics. Addressing an
avaricious man, he treated of righteousness. ... Felix was avaricious, and St. ...
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1 John iv. 16-Dec
... nothing can be bestowed. 6. For in this the proud soul has passed bounds,
and, in a manner, become avaricious. For, "The root of ...
/.../ten homilies on the epistle of john to the parthians/homily viii 1 john iv.htm

How to Become Like Christ.
... We may loathe and despise the character of the avaricious worldly man; we may see
its littleness, and pettiness, and greed, and selfishness: but do our own ...
/.../dods/how to become like christ/how to become like christ.htm

Attributes of Selfishness.
... He may be prevented from drinking to inebriation only by a regard to reputation
or health, or by an avaricious disposition. ... He is avaricious in heart. ...
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Peculiarities of Tennessee Synod.
... But such people as manifest an avaricious disposition, so that they will suffer
faithful ministers to serve them without contributing something towards their ...
/.../bente/american lutheranism/peculiarities of tennessee synod.htm

The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem
... CHAPTER 18. How Herod And Sosius Took Jerusalem By Force; And What Death Antigonus
Came To. Also Concerning Cleopatra's Avaricious Temper. CHAPTER 19. ...
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To Alexander, Bishop of the City of Constantinople.
... 1. The ambitious and avaricious will of wicked men is always wont to lay snares
against those churches which seem greater, by various pretexts attacking the ...
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Who is the Rich Man that Shall be Saved?
... of their brethren, and neither are rudely insolent towards such rich as are called,
nor, on the other hand, cringe to them for their own avaricious ends, must ...
/.../clement/who is the rich man that shall be saved/who is the rich man.htm

Useful Phrases
... automatic termination. autumnal skies. auxiliary aids. available data. avaricious
eyes. avenging fate. average excellence. averted calamity. avowed intention. ...
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Thesaurus

Avaricious (3 Occurrences)
... (a.) Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating
property. Multi-Version Concordance Avaricious (3 Occurrences). ...
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Greedy (24 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain;
avaricious; as, greedy of gain. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Rapacious (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as,
rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Gain (142 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 5:10 not that in this world you are to keep wholly aloof from such
as they, any more than from people who are avaricious and greedy of gain, or ...
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Aven (10 Occurrences)

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Greed (19 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 6:10 nor theives, nor avaricious people, nor any who are addicted
to hard drinking, to abusive language or to greed of gain, will inherit God's ...
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Grasping (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching. 2. (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous;
close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Wholly (67 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 5:10 not that in this world you are to keep wholly aloof from such
as they, any more than from people who are avaricious and greedy of gain, or ...
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Worshippers (45 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 5:10 not that in this world you are to keep wholly aloof from such
as they, any more than from people who are avaricious and greedy of gain, or ...
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Idols (186 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 5:10 not that in this world you are to keep wholly aloof from such
as they, any more than from people who are avaricious and greedy of gain, or ...
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Bible Concordance

Avaricious (3 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 5:10 not that in this world you are to keep wholly aloof from such as they, any more than from people who are avaricious and greedy of gain, or from worshippers of idols. For that would mean that you would be compelled to go out of the world altogether.
(WEY DBY)

1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you, if any one called brother be fornicator, or avaricious, or idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to mix with him; with such a one not even to eat.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 6:10 nor theives, nor avaricious people, nor any who are addicted to hard drinking, to abusive language or to greed of gain, will inherit God's Kingdom.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Avaricious

Related Terms

Greedy (24 Occurrences)

Rapacious (3 Occurrences)

Gain (142 Occurrences)

Aven (10 Occurrences)

Greed (19 Occurrences)

Grasping (3 Occurrences)

Wholly (67 Occurrences)

Worshippers (45 Occurrences)

Idols (186 Occurrences)