Definition of Cupidity. Meaning of Cupidity. Synonyms of Cupidity

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Definition of Cupidity

Cupidity
Cupidity Cu*pid"i*ty (k?-p?d"?-t?), n. [F. cupidite, L. cupiditas, fr. cupidus longing, desiring, fr. cupere to long for, desire. See Covet.] 1. A passionate desire; love. [Obs.] 2. Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness. With the feelings of political distrust were mingled those of cupidity and envy, as the Spaniard saw the fairest provinces of the south still in the hands of the accursed race of Ishmael. --Prescott.

Meaning of Cupidity from wikipedia

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- imbalances in personal relationships. Reversed, the card represents desire, cupidity, envy, jealousy and illusion. Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot...
- buried within the Hartz mountains, guarded, and ever disappointing the cupidity of those who would discover and possess themselves of it. The Mirror of...
- patience with achievement kept in mind. Reversed: Voided ambition, vanity, cupidity, exaction, usury. It may also signify the possession of skill, in the sense...
- by Tuṣṭi (resignation), Santoṣa (content); by Puṣṭi (thriving), Lobha (cupidity); by Medhā (intelligence), Śruta (sacred tradition); by Kriyā (action,...