concupiscence
[kon-kyoo-pi-suh ns, kong-]
noun
sexual desire; lust.
ardent, usually sensuous, longing.
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- concretism,
- concretize,
- concubinage,
- concubinary,
- concubine,
- concupiscent,
- concupiscible,
- concur,
- concurrence,
- concurrent
Origin of concupiscence
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Late Latin word concupīscentia. See concupiscent, -ence
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Word Origin for concupiscence
C14: from Church Latin concupiscentia, from Latin concupiscere to covet ardently, from cupere to wish, desire
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concupiscence
mid-14c., from Latin concupiscentia "eager desire," from concupiscens, present participle of concupiscere, inceptive of concupere "to be very desirous of," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + cupere "to long for" (see cupidity). Used in Vulgate to translate Greek epithymia.
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