Greed

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1909 painting The Worship of Mammon by Evelyn De Morgan.

Greed (also called avarice) in psychology is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.[1]

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Greed is the very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of money, wealth, and power. It is generally considered a vice, and is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholicism.

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People protesting Greed.