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1Socrates and the beginnings of moral philosophy — Hugh H.Benson INTRODUCTION Cicero in Tusculan Disputations famously tells us that Socrates first called philosophy down from the sky, set it in cities and even introduced it into homes, and compelled it to consider life and morals, good and evil …
2covetous — covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or manifesting a strong desire for possessions, especially material possessions. Covetous implies inordinateness of desire; very often, with allusion to the Ten Commandments, it… …
3Lust — Lust, n. [AS. lust, lust, pleasure, longing; akin to OS., D., G., & Sw. lust, Dan. & Icel. lyst, Goth lustus, and perh. tom Skr. lush to desire, or to E. loose. Cf. {List} to please, {Listless}.] 1. Pleasure. [Obs.] Lust and jollity. Chaucer.… …
4covetous — adjective Date: 13th century 1. marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another s possessions 2. having a craving for possession < covetous of power > • covetously adverb • covetousness noun Synonyms …
5lust — n. 1. Cupidity, inordinate desire, longing desire, eagerness to possess. 2. Concupiscence, carnality, lechery, salaciousness, salacity, lubricity, wantonness, lasciviousness, carnal desire, brutal appetite …
6covetousness — noun 1. an envious eagerness to possess something (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑envy, ↑enviousness 2. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) • Syn: ↑avarice, ↑greed, ↑ …
7Imagin — For the animation studio of the same name, see Imagin (studio). The Imagin (イマジン, Imajin?) are a fictional race that serve as the antagonists in the Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Den O. The name Imagin comes from several words in the English,… …
8biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
9Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …
10sex — /seks/, n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions. 2. the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the male and female are distinguished, or the… …
