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  2. Seven deadly sins - Wikipedia

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    In the words of Henry Edward Manning, avarice "plunges a man deep into the mire of this world, so that he makes it to be his god". [18] As defined outside Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth. [27] Aquinas considers that, like pride, it can lead ...

  3. Revenge - Wikipedia

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    Revenge is a label that is ascribed based on perceivers’ attributions for the act. Revenge is an inference, regardless of whether the individuals making the inference are the harmdoers themselves, the injured parties, or outsiders. Because revenge is an inference, various individuals can disagree on whether the same action is revenge or not ...

  4. Avaritia (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Greed - Wikipedia

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    Greed is also personified by the fox in early allegoric literature of many lands. [17] [18] Greed (as a cultural quality) was often imputed as a racial pejorative by the ancient Greeks and Romans; as such it was used against Egyptians, Punics, or other Oriental peoples; [19] and generally to any enemies or people whose customs were considered ...

  6. Pleonexia - Wikipedia

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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."

  7. Trump posts word cloud boasting voters associate 'revenge ...

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    Donald Trump posted a word cloud showcasing words like “revenge” and “dictatorship” from a Daily Mail poll asking what word voters use to describe a second term.

  8. Trump shares word cloud predicting ‘revenge’ and ... - AOL

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    In a poll published on Tuesday, The Daily Mail asked 1,000 American voters to sum up in one word what they thought Mr Trump and Joe Biden wanted from a second term in office.

  9. Lobh - Wikipedia

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    Lobh (Gurmukhi: ਲੋਭ Lōbha) is a word derived from the Sanskrit (लोभ), which translates in English to "greed"; it is a strong desire for worldly possessions and a constant focus on possessing material items, especially the urge to possess what rightfully belongs to others.