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concupiscence

/kon-kyoo-pi-suhns, kong-/US // kɒnˈkyu pɪ səns, kɒŋ- //UK // (kənˈkjuːpɪsəns) //

贪欲,嗜好,嗜好性,贪婪

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : sexual desire; lust.
    • : ardent, usually sensuous, longing.

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Examples

  • Although exempt from concupiscence and "full of grace," she was so distrustful of herself as if she were in continual danger.

  • When anger, avarice, and concupiscence convulse the peace of thy soul, look up to this star and call on Mary.

  • Placed then amid these temptations, I strive daily against concupiscence in eating and drinking.

  • Thus then have I considered the sicknesses of my sins in that threefold concupiscence, and have called Thy right hand to my help.

  • St. Jerome and others of the ancient fathers allege this infirmity of Paul's to have been some physical defect, or concupiscence.