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covetousness vs deadly sin

deadly sin vs covetousness

covetousness and deadly sin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
covetousness Yes No No No
deadly sin Yes No No No
As nouns, deadly sin is a hypernym of covetousness; that is, deadly sin is a word with a broader meaning than covetousness:
  • covetousness: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • deadly sin: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
Other hypernyms of covetousness include mortal sin.
covetousness (noun) deadly sin (noun)
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
extreme greed for material wealth
an envious eagerness to possess something
Difference between covetousness and deadly sin

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