concupiscence

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Concepts

concupiscence

désir

luxure

volupté

éros

Synonymes

lust

lustfulness

sexual desire

prurience

eros

physical attraction

libido

lewdness

venery

wantonness

wish

eager desire

sexual appetite

sexual indulgence

St. Augustine

spirit of lasciviousness

libidinous desire

vehement desire

desire

amorouosness

dissolution

lecherousness

lechery

libidinousness

lubricity

passion

sensualism

Traductions

concupiscencia

concupiscência

Gelüst

Begierde

Begehren

şehvet

concupiscenza

Begehrlichkeit

Lüsternheit

cio

begeerte

Wollust

φιληδονία

λαγνεία

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin concupiscentia, from concupīscō (“I desire strongly, I desire eagerly; I covet”).