LUCRE

Lucre. Lucre
From the Lat. lucrum, “gain.” 1 Tim. 3:3, “not given to filthy lucre.” Some MSS. have not the word so rendered, and the expression has been omitted in the Revised Version.

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1Ti 3:8; Tit 1:7; 1Pe 5:2 --SEE Covetousness, COVETOUSNESS COVETOUSNESS

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lucre. Lucre, n. profit, gain, advantage, benefit, use

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Lu″cre (?), n. [[F. lucre, L. lucrum.]] Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; — often in an ill sense. The lust of lucre and the dread of death. Pope.