Well, I think that several friends of mine who are writers and authors would be very proud of me today.
I learned something new, and it truly is an amazing word! Some of us would dare to characterize it as a “humdinger” of a word.
Concupiscence
Concupiscence is defined as:
1. Strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust
2. ardent, usually sensuous, longing.
Wow! Pretty nice, eh??
This word couldn’t be any more clear in its definition. I honestly couldn’t see where there might be any confusion to what this word means. But just to be safe, I looked up the origin of the word.
Origin:
Concupiscence is from Late Latin concupiscentia, from the present participle of Latin concupiscere, “to desire eagerly,” from com-, intensive prefix + cupere, “to desire.” The adjective form is concupiscent. The name of the ancient Roman god of love, Cupid, comes from the same root. Probably 1300-1350 A.D.
The word possibly comes from the Middle English and French as well.
I do not know if Marina Orlova has covered this word on her YouTube channel or not. If not, then I think that she should. She studies the origins of words, and uses her sex appeal to garnish viewers. Perhaps in a sense, she could be described as concupiscence.
I’m going to attempt to paint a picture for those of you reading who aren’t 100% sure where the lines are drawn on the definition of this word.
If you find a person that you think is physically and sexually attractive and all you can think about is engaging with that person in sexual congress. That desire to do that, is concupiscence.
Concupiscence- an ardent sexual lust.
As I said, if you go by the two examples of definition that I’ve provided for you, then it really shouldn’t be all that confusing to what the word means. However, I will say this. I’ve not had so much fun learning a word since the discovery of the word:
Feculent
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