But this I know: it was out of their inordinate desire for joy that they forewent joy.

Her father as it proved, had martyred his poor child to an inordinate desire for measuring his land by miles instead of acres.

As a secular psychological concept, greed is, similarly, an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs.

'With this wisdom, enlightened disciples will be able to master every inordinate desire!'

Rest from inordinate desire of knowledge, for therein is found much distraction and deceit.

The cause of evil is man's inordinate desires for self.

As defined outside of Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth.

In his sermons to his Catholic congregations, he is especially careful to warn them against an inordinate desire for a complete assurance of salvation.

To fulfil those inordinate desires, always she has drawn outsiders down upon us, the British, the Dutch, the Japanese, who held this 2.

How hopelessly you are engulfed in your inordinate and sinful desires.