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  • 1Rapacity — Ra*pac i*ty (r[.a]*p[a^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. rapacitas: cf. F. rapacit[ e]. See {Rapacious}.] 1. The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or… …

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  • 2rapacity — n. 1. Ravenousness, rapaciousness, voraciousness, voracity, avidity, canine appetite. 2. Greed, ravenousness, exercise of plunder. 3. Avariciousness, greediness of gain …

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  • 3greed — greedless, adj. greedsome, adj. /greed/, n. excessive or rapacious desire, esp. for wealth or possessions. [1600 10; back formation from GREEDY] Syn. avarice, avidity, cupidity, covetousness; voracity, ravenousness, rapacity. GREED, GREEDINESS… …

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  • 4Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …

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  • 7Normans — This article is about the people. For other uses, see Norman (disambiguation). Norman expansion by 1130 The Normans were the people[1] who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse …

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  • 8Avarice — Av a*rice ([a^]v [.a]*r[i^]s), n. [F. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[=e]re to covet, fr. a root av to satiate one s self: cf. Gr. a menai, a^sai, to satiate, Skr. av to satiate one s self, rejoice, protect.] 1. An excessive or… …

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  • 9Greed — (gr[=e]d ), n. [Akin to Goth. gr[=e]dus hunger, Icel. gr[=a][eth]r. [root]34. See {Greedy.}] An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10avarice — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin avaritia, from avarus avaricious, from avēre to crave more at avid Date: 14th century excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain ; greediness, cupidity …

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