cupiditas

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

cupiditās ātis (genplur. -tātum, rarely -tātium, C.), f

cupidus, a longing, desire, passion, eagerness : nimis confidere propter cupiditatem: insatiabilis veri videndi: pecuniae, Cs.: libertatis. pugnandi, N.: militum, zeal , Cs.: ad reditum: popularis, a demagogue's ambition.—Excessive desire, lust, passion : vita disiuncta a cupiditate: caeca dominatrix animi: mala, T.: coërcere omnīs cupiditates: ardens in cupiditatibus, S.— Avarice, cupidity, covetousness : nisi ipsos caecos redderet cupiditas.— An object of desire : alicuius ex faucibus cupiditatem eripere.— Partisanship, partiality, unfairness : cupiditatis atque inimicitiarum suspicio: dissimulatio cupiditatis: cupiditas ac studium, partiality and prejudice , L.: omni carens cupiditate, etc., i. e. without personal feeling .

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