concupiscence

== English == === Etymology === From Latin concupīscentia, from concupīscō (“to desire strongly, to desire eagerly; to covet”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/ === Noun === concupiscence (countable and uncountable, plural concupiscences) An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust. (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. ==== Related terms ==== concupiscent (adjective) ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin concupiscentia, from concupīscō (“to desire strongly, to desire eagerly; to covet”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ky.pi.sɑ̃s/ === Noun === concupiscence f (uncountable) concupiscence === Further reading === “concupiscence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012