Noun
An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
An inordinate desire for some supposed good.
Source: Webster's dictionary28. It is certain that when money clinks in the money chest, greed and avarice can be increased; but when the church intercedes, the result is in the hands of God alone. Source: Internet
A man also named Balaam also figures as an example of a false prophet motivated by greed or avarice in both 2 Peter 2:15 and in Jude 1:11. Source: Internet
As a result, his best films, according to Flint, "have lean, fast-paced scripts and vibrant plots and characterizations, and many of them deal ironically with vanity, avarice and unfulfilled quests". Source: Internet
Boston federal Judge Nathaniel Groton ripped her for having the “gall” and “avarice” to cheat, robbing other deserving kids from being accepted. Source: Internet
But avarice and ambition in the rich, in the poor the hatred of labour and the love of present ease and enjoyment, are the passions which prompt to invade property, passions much more steady in their operation, and much more universal in their influence. Source: Internet
Greed was born to rid Father of his avarice, but in time, learned to value humanity and give his ultimate treasure for their sake: his own life. Source: Internet