CONCUPISCENCE


Meaning of CONCUPISCENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kän-ˈkyü-pə-sən(t)s, kən- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin concupiscentia, from Latin concupiscent-, concupiscens, present participle of concupiscere to desire ardently, from com- + cupere to desire

Date: 14th century

: strong desire ; especially : sexual desire

• con·cu·pis·cent -sənt adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.