different between illiberality vs covetousness

English

Etymology

From illiberal +? -ity.

Noun

illiberality (countable and uncountable, plural illiberalities)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being illiberal
2. (countable) An illiberal word or action

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English

Etymology

covetous +? -ness

Noun

covetousness (usually uncountable, plural covetousnesses)

1. Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
   • 1588, Jean La Placette, Of the Incurable Scepticism of the Church of Rome

     He which will yield to Fear. mu?t nece??arily yield to Covetou?ne?s or any inordinate De?ire.

   • 1661, J. Johnson, The morning-exercise at Cripple-gate

     Covetou?ne?s is the yelow Jaundice of the foul, which ari?es from the over-flowing of the heart with love to yellow gold, by which a Chri?tian is dull'd and deadned.

   • 1815, Samuel Lavington Sermons and other discourses, Volume 1

     Covetousness prevents all good, and is and inlet and encouragement to evil.

   • 1976, Jacques Ellul, The Ethics of Freedom page 134

     In obvious compensation and opposition the fear of nothingness becomes the source of covetousness...

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• See also Thesaurus:greed

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