All 4 Uses of "avarice" in "The Pardoner's Tale"

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avarice
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The Pardoner's Tale
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Of avarice and of such cursedness* *wickedness Is all my preaching, for to make them free To give their pence, and namely* unto me.†

avarice = excessive desire for wealth
<3> Thus can I preach against the same vice Which that I use, and that is avarice.†
But though myself be guilty in that sin, Yet can I maken other folk to twin* *depart From avarice, and sore them repent.†
And ware* you from the sin of avarice. [*keep]
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(1) (avarice)
excessive desire for wealth

Like "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)