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Money, Love of

Money, Love of (philarguria, 1Ti 6:10, literally, "love of silver"; compare corresponding "lovers of money" (Luke 16:14, 2Tim 3:2), equivalent to "avarice"): The vice that seeks to retain and hoard all that is...

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Money, Love of (philarguria, 1Ti 6:10, literally, "love of silver"; compare corresponding "lovers of money" (Luke 16:14, 2Tim 3:2), equivalent to "avarice"): The vice that seeks to retain and hoard all that is acquired (Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament, xxiv); described as "a root of all kinds of evil."

See also COVETOUSNESS.

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