Noun: avarice a-vu-ris
- Extreme greed for wealth or material gain; one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teachings
"His avarice led him to sacrifice everything for money";
- greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia
- Extreme greed for material wealth
"His avarice led him to hoard money at the expense of his relationships";
- avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness
Derived forms: avarices
Type of: deadly sin, greed, mortal sin
Encyclopedia: Avarice