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/ˈkʌvətəsnəs/ · noun
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth..
He which will yield to Fear. muſt neceſſarily yield to Covetouſneſs or any inordinate Deſire.
Covetouſneſs is the yelow Jaundice of the foul, which ariſes from the over-flowing of the heart with love to yellow gold, by which a Chriſtian is dull'd and deadned.
Covetousness prevents all good, and is and inlet and encouragement to evil.
In obvious compensation and opposition the fear of nothingness becomes the source of covetousness...
Use covetousness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Covetousness means Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth..
Common synonyms include avarice, rapacity, cupidity, greed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He which will yield to Fear. muſt neceſſarily yield to Covetouſneſs or any inordinate Deſire.
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