“philargyry”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

philargyry

释义

† phiˈlargyry Obs.
Also 7 -gury.
[ad. Gr. ϕιλαργυρία, n. of quality from ϕιλάργυρ-ος fond of money, f. ϕιλ(ο-, philo + ἄργυρος silver, money.]
Love of money; avarice, covetousness.
1570–6Lambarde Peramb. Kent (1826) 249 The Popes laboured more and more with this incurable disease of Philargyrie.1631R. H. Arraignm. Whole Creature xviii. 320 That Philargury or love of money which is called Covetousnesse.1652Urquhart Jewel Wks. (1834) 212 In matter of philargyrie, or love of money.
So † phiˈlargyrist, a lover of money, a covetous person; † phiˈlargyrous (gurous) a., money-loving, covetous.
1633T. Adams Exp. 2 Peter iii. 18 If he did hoard up his knowledge, as a..philargyrist his coin, we might still be poor.1654H. L'Estrange Chas. I (1655) 138 They were thought Philargyrous, and over solicitous of filthy lucre.1663Stillingfl. Shecinah Ded., The progging attempts of an ambitious phylargyrist.

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