Both Uses of
avarice
in
The Screwtape Letters
- Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.
Chpt 15 *avarice = excessive desire for wealth
- And continued novelty costs money, so that the desire for it spells avarice or unhappiness or both.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(avarice) excessive desire for wealtheditor's notes: Like "greed", but implies greed specifically for money. The early Christian Church counted avarice as one of the "seven deadly sins."