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Ambition
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary
A desire of excelling, or at least of being thought to excel, our neighbours in any thing. It is generally used in a bad sense for an immoderate or illegal pursuit of power or honour.
See PRAISE.
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Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Ambition'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/cbd/a/ambition.html. 1802.