Cupidity

  • 41California Missions — • Divided into Lower or Old California and Upper California Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. California Missions     California Missions      …

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  • 42Devil Worship — • Fathers and theologians explain the matter as, the fallen angels besides tempting and assailing men in other ways have, by working on their fears or exciting their cupidity, brought them to give worship to themselves under the guise of idols… …

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  • 44envy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enviousness, jealousy; covetousness, cupidity, spite; ill will, malice; greenness. v. begrudge; desire, crave, covet, hanker, turn green. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jealousy, resentment, covetousness,… …

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  • 45covetousness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. avarice, Cupidity, avariciousness; see greed . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Resentful or painful desire for another s advantages: enviousness, envy, jealousy. See DESIRE. 2. Excessive desire for more than one needs or… …

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  • 46Cupid — Roman god of passionate love, late 14c., from L. Cupido, personification of cupido desire, love, from cupere to desire (see CUPIDITY (Cf. cupidity)). Identified with Gk. Eros. Cupid s bow as a shape, especially of lips, is from 1858 …

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  • 47concupiscence — mid 14c., from L. concupiscentia eager desire, from concupiscens, prp. of concupiscere, inceptive of concupere to be very desirous of, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + cupere to long for (see CUPIDITY (Cf. cupidity)). Used in… …

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  • 48covet — mid 13c., from O.Fr. coveitier (12c., Mod.Fr. convoiter) covet, desire, lust after, influenced by con words), probably ultimately from L. cupiditas passionate desire, eagerness, ambition, from cupidus very desirous, from cupere long for, desire… …

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  • 49Avarice — Av a*rice ([a^]v [.a]*r[i^]s), n. [F. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[=e]re to covet, fr. a root av to satiate one s self: cf. Gr. a menai, a^sai, to satiate, Skr. av to satiate one s self, rejoice, protect.] 1. An excessive or… …

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  • 50Covered — Covet Cov et (k?v ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coveting}.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. {Cupidity}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wish for… …

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