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21envy — 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,… …
22Augustine of Hippo — This article is about the theologian and philosopher, Augustine of Hippo. For his theodicy regarding the problem of evil, see Augustinian theodicy. Augustine , Saint Augustine , and Augustinus redirect here. For other uses, see Augustine… …
23Castle of Perseverance, The — (ca. 1405–1425) The Castle of Perseverance is the oldest complete extant MORALITY PLAY in English. There is an earlier play called The Pride of Life, but it survives only in a fragment. Like other morality plays, The Castle of Perseverance… …
24avarice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greed. See desire. Ant., generosity, prodigality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. covetousness, Cupidity, greediness; see greed . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [AV ur is] unhealthy… …
25greed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greediness, desire, cupidity, avidity, avarice. See gluttony, parsimony. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. greediness, avidity, selfishness, eagerness, avarice, voracity, excess, rapacity, gluttony, piggishness …
26jealousy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of envy Nouns jealousy, envy, covetousness, cupidity, desire, heartburn, jaundice, jaundiced eye; green or yellow eyed monster; distrust, mistrust, umbrage, spite, resentment; suspicion, doubt;… …
27cupidity — cupidity, greed, rapacity, avarice are comparable when meaning intense desire for wealth or possessions. Cupidity stresses the intensity and compelling nature of the desire and often suggests covetousness as well {the sight of so much wealth… …
28Geiz — 1. Allerwelt geitz hat keinen Boden. – Henisch, 1447, 68; Simrock, 3205. 2. Bei Geiz und Gewalt wird s Recht nicht alt. Dän.: Gierighed og vælde er moder til krig. (Prov. dan., 228.) 3. Bey dem geitz ist wenig glück. – Henisch, 1448; Petri, II,… …
29Seven deadly sins — For other uses, see Seven Deadly Sins (disambiguation). Hieronymus Bosch s The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things The 7 Deadly Sins, also known as the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, is a classification of objectionable vices that have… …
30Maitreya — This article is about the Buddhist bodhisattva Maitreya. For other uses, see Maitreya (disambiguation). Maitreya Buddha Bodhisattva Maitreya from the 2nd Century Gandharan Art Period …
