COVETOUSNESS, noun 1. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; usually in a bad sense, and applied to an inordinate desire of wealth or avarice. Out of the heart proceedeth covetousness Mark 7:22. Mortify your members--and covetousness which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5. 2. Strong desire; eagerness.
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