concupiscence
noun
con·cu·pis·cence
kän-ˈkyü-pə-sən(t)s 
kən-
: strong desire
especially
: sexual desire
Examples of concupiscence in a Sentence
the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit
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Gregory of Nyssa, contemplating the Christian horror of concupiscence, once theorized that had not Adam and Eve sinned, the two of them would have remained virgins and reproduced in whatever way angels did.
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David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023
The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020
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David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023
The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020
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“Concupiscence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concupiscence. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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