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Greed that's graduated from wanting enough to wanting all of it.
means An intense, insatiable desire to accumulate wealth or possessions, especially beyond what one needs.
from From Latin avaritia, from avarus ('greedy'), rooted in the verb avere, meaning 'to crave' or 'to long for.' It passed into English through Old French avarice around the 13th century, arriving already dressed as one of the seven deadly sins — Latin's crisp way of saying 'wanting' had, by the time it reached English, curdled into 'wanting too much.'
- etymology
- Latin avarus, meaning greedy, from avere, to crave
- deadly sin rank
- fourth of seven, right above gluttony
- dante's inferno
- punished alongside prodigality, rolling heavy weights forever
- distinct from greed
- implies hoarding, not just wanting more