Concupiscence Definition
kŏn-kyo͝opĭ-səns
noun
Strong desire or appetite, esp. sexual desire; lust.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- physical attraction
- eros
- sexual desire
- prurience
- lechery
- lust
- pruriency
- passion
- lustfulness
- amativeness
- desire
- erotism
- eroticism
- libidinousness
- itch
Origin of Concupiscence
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Middle English from Old French from Late Latin concupīscentia from Latin concupīscēns concupīscent- present participle of concupīscere inchoative of concupere to desire strongly com- intensive pref. com– cupere to desire
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin concupiscentia, from concupīscō (“I desire strongly, I desire eagerly; I covet”).
From Wiktionary
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