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mortal sin vs covetousness

covetousness vs mortal sin

mortal sin and covetousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mortal sin Yes No No No
covetousness Yes No No No
As nouns, covetousness is a hyponym of mortal sin; that is, covetousness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mortal sin:
  • mortal sin: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
  • covetousness: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Other hyponyms of mortal sin include pride, superbia, envy, invidia, avarice, avaritia, greed, rapacity, acedia, laziness, sloth, anger, ira, ire, wrath, gluttony, gula, overeating, lust, luxuria.
mortal sin (noun) covetousness (noun)
an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
extreme greed for material wealth
an envious eagerness to possess something
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