Meaning of the word covetousness in English

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covetousness

US /ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs.nəs/
UK /ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs.nəs/

Noun

1.

a strong wish to have something, especially something that belongs to someone else:

Example:
Covetousness is condemned as a great sin.
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