# concupiscence

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/

## Definitions
1. An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
2. the desire of a person's lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and inclines them to experience temptation and to give in to sin, due to the Fall and original sin.

## Etymology
From Latin concupīscentia, from concupīscō (“I desire strongly, I desire eagerly; I covet”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/concupiscence