Definition of concupiscence Concupiscence

con•cu•pis•cence

We found 6 definitions of concupiscence from 6 different sources.

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What does concupiscence mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

concupiscence - a desire for sexual intimacy
  sexual desire, eros, physical attraction
  desire an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
  erotic love, sexual love, love sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
  aphrodisia a desire for heterosexual intimacy
  anaphrodisia decline or absence of sexual desire
  passion a strong feeling or emotion
  sensuality, sensualness, sensualism desire for sensual pleasures
  amativeness, sexiness, amorousness, eroticism, erotism the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
  fetish excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"
  libido (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
  lecherousness, lustfulness, lust a strong sexual desire
  nymphomania abnormally intense sexual desire in women
  satyriasis abnormally intense sexual desire in men
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • concupiscence (n.)
    Sexual lust; morbid carnal passion.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • concupiscence
    A desire for sexual intimacy.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • concupiscence
    kon-kū′pis-ens, n. violent desire: sexual appetite: lust.—adjs. Concū′piscent, Concū′piscible. [Fr.,—L. concupiscentiaconcupiscĕrecon, inten., cupĕre, to desire.]

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