Cupidity

  • 51Covet — 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 with… …

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  • 52Coveting — 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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  • 53Covetousness — Cov et*ous*ness, n. 1. Strong desire. [R.] [1913 Webster] When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed… …

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  • 54Cupid — Cu pid (k? p?d), n. [L.Cupido, fr. cupido desire, desire of love, fr. cupidus. See {Cupidity}.] (Rom. Myth.) The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow. [1913 Webster] Pretty dimpled boys, like… …

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  • 55avarice — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin avaritia, from avarus avaricious, from avēre to crave more at avid Date: 14th century excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain ; greediness, cupidity …

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  • 56mean — I. verb (meant; meaning) Etymology: Middle English menen, from Old English mǣnan; akin to Old High German meinen to have in mind, Old Church Slavic měniti to mention Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have in the mind as a purpose …

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  • 57John Calvin — Barcelona, Spain (1554) Born Jean Cauvin 10 July 1509(1509 07 10) Noyon, Picardy, Kingdom of France …

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  • 58Joseph Smith, Jr. — Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism, and an important religious and political figure in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s. In 1827, Smith began …

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  • 59List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …

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