concupiscence

[ kon-kyoo-pi-suh ns, kong- ]

/ kɒnˈkyu pɪ səns, kɒŋ- /

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noun

sexual desire; lust.

ardent, usually sensuous, longing.

RELATED WORDS

desire, lechery, prurience

Nearby words

Origin of concupiscence

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Late Latin word concupīscentia. See concupiscent, -ence

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Examples from the Web for concupiscence

This I say; it will not put itself in any fear, it will not lead itself into any concupiscence.
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius
Is it not most mighty, both in concupiscence and in disgust?
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. I|Martin Luther
When human reasoners speak of original sin, they consider only its wretched and unclean lust or concupiscence.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. I|Martin Luther
There are three great principles of demerit, concupiscence, anger, and ignorance.
The Life or Legend of Gaudama|Right Reverend Paul Ambroise Bigandet

O fals avaryce, and ardeur of concupiscence, he is not the fyrst that by the is comen to myschyef!
Historical Parallels, vol 2 of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin

British Dictionary definitions for concupiscence

concupiscence

/ (kənˈkjuːpɪsəns) /

noun

strong desire, esp sexual desire

Derived Formsconcupiscent, adjective

Word Origin for concupiscence

C14: from Church Latin concupiscentia, from Latin concupiscere to covet ardently, from cupere to wish, desire

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Word Origin and History for concupiscence

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.