All 5 Uses
avarice
in
Dante's Paradise -- translated by Norton
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- —Avarice of the Papal Court.†
Canto ATOCavarice = excessive desire for wealth
- Denunciation of the avarice of the Popes.
Canto ATOC *
- —Avarice of the Papal Court.†
Canto 1-11
- —Denunciation of the avarice of the Popes.†
Canto 12-22
- [6] The avarice and the cowardice shall be seen of him[7] who guards the island of the fire, where Anchises ended his long life; and, to give to understand how little worth he is, the writing for him shall be in contracted letters which shall note much in small space†
Canto 12-22
Definitions:
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(1)
(avarice) excessive desire for wealthLike "greed", but implies greed specifically for money. The early Christian Church counted avarice as one of the "seven deadly sins."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)