root of all evil

English

Etymology

Genericized in other phrases from money is the root of all evil.

Noun

root of all evil (plural roots of all evil)

1. Something that is perceived to be a root cause of all the world's evil.

   idleness is the root of all evil, lust is the root of all evil

Related terms

• money is the root of all evil

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: zaad van alle kwaad
• Finnish: kaiken pahan alku ja juuri
• German: Wurzel allen Übels f, Ursprung alles Bösen m
• Hungarian: minden baj(nak)/rossz(nak) gyökere/forrása/kútforrása/oka
• Romanian: rădăcina tuturor relelor f (definite)