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noun
An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
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noun
a desire for sexual intimacy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sexual desire, eros, physical attraction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: desire
Narrower terms: love, sexual love, erotic love, aphrodisia, anaphrodisia, passion, sensuality, sensualness, sensualism, amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness, fetish, libido, lecherousness, lust, lustfulness, nymphomania, satyriasis, the hots
History
From Latin concupīscentia, from concupīscō (“to desire strongly, to desire eagerly; to covet”).
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
