Concupiscence

Quick meaning: Concupiscence is a noun meaning An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

Meaning

An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

More Meanings

1. (Roman Catholicism) the desire of a person's lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and inclines them to experience temptation and to give in to sin, due to the Fall and original sin.

Example Sentences

Quite certainly you command me to refrain from concupiscence of the flesh and concupiscence of the eyes and worldy pride.

He was torn by two intense and conflicting desires: his ardent wish to advance through his association with Mr. Browning, and his concupiscence.

[Y]it haue vvee one thing in our ſelues and of our ſelues, (euen originall ſinne, concupiſcence or luſt) vvhich neuer ceaſeth too egge vs and allure vs from God, and too ſtaine vs vvith all kinde of vnclennes: […]

for as St. Jerome observes, it is to shew that the true Christian not setting his heart upon the goods of the Earth, ought to trample under foot, all Avarice and immoderate concupiscence of corruptible riches: […]

Word Forms

• concupiscences

Related Words

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