concupiscent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   characterized by strong sensual desire or lust

   The poem contrasts spiritual devotion with the speaker's concupiscent impulses.

2. 2
   adj

   in philosophy, relating to the part of the soul governed by appetite and desire

   Plato's concupiscent element seeks food, drink, pleasure, and other satisfactions.

From Latin concupiscens, the present participle of concupiscere ("to desire eagerly, covet"), formed from con- (intensive) + cupere ("to desire"). It is related to concupiscence.

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