concupiscence — meaning in English
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English meaning
- concupiscence noun An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
- lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.
Senses
concupiscence is used for these senses in English:
- concupiscence An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
- lust A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
concupiscence — full definition
- noun An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
- noun the desire of a person's lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and inclines them to experience temptation and to give in to sin, due to the Fall and original sin.
lust — full definition
- noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.
- noun A powerful longing or craving for something, not necessarily sexual.
- verb To feel a strong desire for someone or something.