Phrases with «concupiscence»

Concupiscence refers to strong desires or cravings, especially of a sexual nature. It is an intense longing or lust for something, often relating to bodily pleasures. Full definition

Sentences with «concupiscence»

  • We suffer too from concupiscence of the mind, where our mental capacity and apprehension of the truth become clouded or enslaved to sin. (faith.org.uk)
  • Holloway follows the traditional notion of the «remedy for concupiscence», saying that it is permitted to seek sex «for the tempering of disordered natural desire», [7] «in remedium concupiscentiae», as long as this is done in such a way as not to thwart the primary end of the act. (faith.org.uk)
  • There's another mysterious, elliptical modern work that speaks of concupiscence in young girls and the wet, jarring biology hidden beneath its sometimes - thin clapboard surfaces: Wallace Stevens's «The Emperor of Ice Cream.» (filmfreakcentral.net)
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