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Pleonexia, sometimes called pleonexy, originating from the Greek πλεονεξία, is a philosophical concept which roughly corresponds to greed, covetousness, or avarice, and is strictly defined as "the insatiable desire to have what rightfully belongs to others."
The Atthasālinī (II, Book I, Part IX, Chapter II, 257) gives the following definition of avarice (meanness): . It has, as characteristic, the concealing of one's property, either attained or about to be attained; the not enduring the sharing of one's property in common with others, as function; the shrinking from such sharing or niggardliness or sour feeling as manifestation; one's own ...
Shakespeare Sacrificed: Or the Offering to Avarice by James Gillray The Father and Mother by Boardman Robinson depicting War as the offspring of Greed and Pride. Greed (or avarice) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions) or social value, such as status, or power.
Avaritia is the Latin word for, and personification of, Avarice or Greed. Avaritia may also refer to: Avaritia, subgenus of midges in Culicoides species group; Avaritia, a volume of the comics book series Cassanova "Avaritia" (instrumental), by deadmau5
Avarice may also refer to: Avarice (Dürer, Vienna), a 1507 painting by Albrecht Dürer; Operation Avarice, a U.S. military operation "Avarice", a song by Disturbed ...
A construction worker who murdered his 76-year-old former employer in a frenzied tool attack faces a life sentence in prison for his crimes.. Heber Enoc Diaz, 27, of Pasadena, was convicted as ...
Image credits: Bored Panda #2 Dave Grohl Fathered A Baby Girl Outside Of His Marriage. Lead singer of the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl isn’t trying to hide his truth. Back in September, the musician ...
Perfectly correct Latin sentence usually reported as funny by modern Italians because the same exact words, in Italian, mean "Romans' calves are beautiful", which has a ridiculously different meaning. ibidem (ibid.) in the same place: Usually used in bibliographic citations to refer to the last source previously referenced. id est (i.e.)