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Concupiscence, that is to say, disturbances of the imagination and errors of sensibility, thwart or pervert the operations of the intellect and will, by deterring the one from the true and the other from the good (Gen., viii, 21; James, i, 14).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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"Concupiscence" is the technical term for the tendency Paul describes in 7:15-20.
Powerful God Belinda 2008
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(Concupiscence is a catchall word for Lust and/or Sexual Pleasure of any kind, all of which the Fathers frowned upon.)
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(Concupiscence is a catchall word for Lust and/or Sexual Pleasure of any kind, all of which the Fathers frowned upon.)
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Concupiscence according to St. Thomas is the appetite which tends to the gratification of the senses "bonum delectablile absens".
Archive 2009-03-22 Esther 2009
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Concupiscence according to St. Thomas is the appetite which tends to the gratification of the senses "bonum delectablile absens".
Concupiscence Esther 2009
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Concupiscence, or loving with desire, is a general tendency towards good.
Motherly Advice Trace Sheridan 2009
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Concupiscence causes voluntary actions, and force causes those that are involuntary™ (II, 570).
Blaise Pascal Clarke, Desmond 2007
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Delicacy, and the beginnings of Concupiscence, hold their next provincial chapter together, they may decree that bawdy also.
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Delicacy, and the beginnings of Concupiscence, hold their next provincial chapter together, they may decree that bawdy also.
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