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    concupiscent
    /kənˈkjuːpɪs(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. filled with sexual desire; lustful: formal "concupiscent dreams"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › concupiscentCONCUPISCENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Concupiscent definition: lustful or sensual. See examples of CONCUPISCENT used in a sentence.

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      Concubinage definition: cohabitation of a man and woman...

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › concupiscenceConcupiscence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Concupiscence is a noun that means strong desire, especially sexual desire. Concupiscent is an adjective that means having or showing such desire. See synonyms, examples, word history and more.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › concupiscentConcupiscent - definition of concupiscent by The Free Dictionary

    Concupiscent means having or expressing a strong sexual desire or lust. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this word, as well as related terms and examples.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › concupiscentConcupiscent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's concupiscent longs for another person in a romantic or lustful way. This formal word, which means passionate or lustful, comes from the Latin concupere, "to be very desirous of," and its root, cupere, "to long for."

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconcupiscence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of concupiscence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONCUPISCENCE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    CONCUPISCENCE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of concupiscence in English. concupiscence. noun [ U ] formal us / kɑːnˈkjuː.pə.s ə ns / uk / kənˈkjuː.pɪ.s ə ns / Add to word list. sexual desire. Examples from literature. Concupiscence has a kindred effect on our reason.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › concupiscentconcupiscent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · concupiscent (comparative more concupiscent, superlative most concupiscent) Amorous; lustful. 1894 — Plato's The Republic, Book VIII, translated by Benjamin Jowett Is not such an one likely to seat the concupiscent and covetous element on the vacant throne and to suffer it to play the great king within him, girt with tiara and chain and scimitar?