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concupiscence
noun as in lust
Weak match
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Example Sentences
This is in support of Mr. Weingarten’s application for a deferment due to a severe, intractable, and, I fear, chronic lifelong case of concupiscence.
From Washington Post
There is plenty of human arrogance and concupiscence behind it all, though: of that you may be sure.
From New York Times
And this ardor, to which Augustine gives the technical name “concupiscence,” was not simply a natural endowment or a divine blessing; it was a touch of evil.
From The New Yorker
Each reader gets a little gift bag of concupiscence.
From New York Times
He seemed to have poor luck with concupiscence in general.
From New York Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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