voracitas

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Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε θηρίον θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god

Aristotle, Politics, 1253a25

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

vŏrācĭtas: ātis, f. vorax,
I greediness, ravenousness, voracity (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: ingluvie et voracitate notabilis, Eutr. 7, 12: asini, App. M. 7, p. 200.—
II Transf., of fire: avidissima, Plin. 2, 107, 111, § 239.