What does covetousness mean?

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Noun
  1. Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
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Dishonesty has its source in the covetousness and greed of the human heart.
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
It is this covetousness that fuels corruption in public life and communalises politics.
He discusses the virtues of covetousness, compares the London-New York auction markets, and the art of auctioneering.
This is a country that arouses covetousness on account of its fabulous riches.
Both are the direct consequence of covetousness for the immense underground wealth of this region.

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