·noun Strong desire.
II. Covetousness ·noun A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money;
— in a bad sense.
A strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:9, 1...
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