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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character or state of being prurient. An itching or longing after something; an eager desire or appetite.
  • noun A tendency toward, or a habit of, lascivious thought; sensuality.

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  • noun prurience

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  • noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness

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