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  2. Mammon - Wikipedia

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    In Slovak the word mamonár is sometimes used to refer to a greedy person. The word "mammona" is quite often used in the Finnish and Estonian languages as a synonym of material wealth. In German, the word "Mammon" is a colloquial and contemptuous term for "money". Usually as a phrase in combination with the adjective "schnöde" ("der schnöde ...

  3. Greed - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare Sacrificed: Or the Offering to Avarice by James Gillray The Father and Mother by Boardman Robinson depicting War as the offspring of Greed and Pride. Greed (or avarice) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions) or social value, such as status, or power.

  4. Kermit the Hermit - Wikipedia

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    Kermit the Hermit is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Bill Peet. It was first published in 1965. [1] It tells the story of a greedy crab who collects and hoards all sorts of unnecessary things. Peet said he got the idea for the book from sketching crabs stacked on ice in the sea food display of a supermarket. [2]

  5. The Fear and Greed Index: Definition and Examples - AOL

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    Continue reading ->The post The Fear and Greed Index: Definition and Examples appeared first on SmartAsset Blog. The news service believes in this so much that it has created a metric around the idea.

  6. Pleonexia - Wikipedia

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    Pleonexia, sometimes called pleonexy, originating from the Greek πλεονεξία, is a philosophical concept which roughly corresponds to greed, covetousness, or avarice, and is strictly defined as "the insatiable desire to have what rightfully belongs to others."

  7. Three poisons - Wikipedia

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    These three states are delusion, also known as ignorance; greed or sensual attachment; and hatred or aversion. [1] [2] These three poisons are considered to be three afflictions or character flaws that are innate in beings and the root of craving, and so causing suffering and rebirth. [1] [3]

  8. The Fear and Greed Index: Definition and Examples - AOL

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    Investors have two primary emotions, fear and greed, according to CNN Money. The Fear and Greed Index measures how investors across the entire stock market are feeling at any given point. Here’s ...

  9. Maryland Zoo penguin has died at 33 leaving 230 descendants - AOL

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    Maryland Zoo's "Mr. Greedy" died this week after fathering 230 penguins and helping rebuild the species' population in zoos across North America, officials said in a news statement.