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concupiscence
con·cu·pis·cence [ kon kypiss'nss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
lust or strong desire: powerful feelings of physical desire ( formal )

[14th century. Via French< late Latin concupiscentia< concupiscere "start longing for" < cupere "to desire"]

con·cu·pis·cent adjective
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