desiderium

American  

[des-i-deer-ee-uhm] / ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əm /

noun

plural

desideria

1. an ardent longing, as for something lost.

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Etymology

Origin of desiderium

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

Example Sentences

But the gnawing of grief till it becomes a physical pain, the fever fits of sorrow, the aching desiderium, bring back in many guises the old questions.

From Alfred Tennyson by Lang, Andrew

The word desiderium here cannot be easily translated.

From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry

Pectora pia tenet desiderium; simul inter Sese sic memorant—O Romule, Romule die, Qualem te patriæ custodem di genuerunt, O pater, ô genitor, ô sanguen dîs oriundum!

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

And all this said of a youth of twenty—heu nimium brevis ævi decus et desiderium!

From Spare Hours by Brown, John

"Est animi extensio in Deum per amoris desiderium."

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph