concupiscence

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For he was so immoderately prone to love, that it was doubtful whether the heat of his tyranny or of his concupiscence was the greater.

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  1. noun A strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin concupīscentia, from Latin concupīscēns, concupīscent-, present participle of concupīscere, inchoative of concupere, to desire strongly : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cupere, to desire.

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  1. from Middle English concupiscence, from French concupiscence = Spanish Portuguese concupiscencia = Italian concupiscenza, concupiscenzia, from Late Latin concupiscentia, an eager desire, from Latin concupiscen(t-)s, present participle, desiring eagerly: see concupiscent.
 

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/kənˈkjupɪsəns/
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