Synonyms of concupiscence

concupiscence

noun

kän-ˈkyü-pə-sən(t)s 

1

as in desire

sexual appetite

the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desire
• passion
• lust
• lustfulness
• eroticism
• salaciousness
• horniness
• itch
• hots
• lech
• libido
• letch
• lustihood
• libidinousness
• heat
• ardor
• lechery
• nymphomania
• satyriasis
• rut
• erotomania
• hypersexuality
• venery
• lecherousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chastity
• abstinence
• celibacy
• frigidity
• frigidness

2

as in lustfulness

intense sexual desire

according to the church theologian St. Augustine, concupiscence is a consequence of original sin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lustfulness
• lust
• passion
• eros
• eroticism
• ardor
• horniness
• itch
• nymphomania
• satyriasis
• erotomania
• lasciviousness
• licentiousness
• wantonness
• lewdness
• salaciousness
• libidinousness
• randiness
• lickerishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frigidity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concupiscence

Through the eyes of a scammer, America is a nation of satyrs and harlots, our concupiscence interrupted only by occasional trips to Walmart or the gas station. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

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. — David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023