concupiscence
noun
con·cu·pis·cence kän-ˈkyü-pə-sən(t)s 
kən-
: strong desire
especially : sexual desire
concupiscent
kän-ˈkyü-pə-sənt
adjective kən-
Synonyms
- desire
- eroticism
- horniness
- hots
- itch
- lech
- letch
- libidinousness
- lust
- lustfulness
- lustihood
- passion
- salaciousness
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Example Sentences
the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit
Recent Examples on the Web The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence. 
Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020
Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin concupiscentia, from Latin concupiscent-, concupiscens, present participle of concupiscere to desire ardently, from com- + cupere to desire
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
concupiscence
noun
1
as in desire
sexual appetite the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- desire
- lustfulness
- lust
- passion
- eroticism
- salaciousness
- itch
- horniness
- lech
- libido
- hots
- letch
- lustihood
- libidinousness
- lechery
- nymphomania
- satyriasis
- ardor
- heat
- erotomania
- hypersexuality
- rut
- venery
- lecherousness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- chastity
- celibacy
- abstinence
- frigidity
- frigidness
2
as in lustfulness
intense sexual desire according to the church theologian St. Augustine, concupiscence is a consequence of original sin Synonyms & Similar Words
- lustfulness
- lust
- passion
- eros
- eroticism
- horniness
- ardor
- itch
- nymphomania
- satyriasis
- lasciviousness
- erotomania
- wantonness
- licentiousness
- lewdness
- salaciousness
- libidinousness
- randiness
- lickerishness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- frigidity