desiderium

[des-i-deer-ee-uhm]

noun

plural

desideria 

1. an ardent longing, as for something lost.

Word History and Origins

Origin of desiderium¹

From Latin, dating back to 1705–15; desiderate, -ium

Example Sentences

Nowhere in ancient religion was human love, regret, hope and desiderium or wistful longing typified so clearly as in the myth and ritual of Demeter.

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Truth appeals to the reason alone; beauty appeals to the senses, the heart, the will, the passions and emotions: “Pulchrum trahit ad se desiderium”.

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