Today's Word "Concupiscence"
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concupiscence \kahn-kyeh-PI-shents\ (noun) - A powerful lust, especially sexual, for something.
"More than a mere workaholic, Brad's concupiscence for work left his family in despair."
The word is often used as the antonym of Platonic love. St. Augustine wrote on marriage and concupiscence, noting that the avoidance of concupiscence toward the spouses of others is not enough; married couples should extirpate it from their relationship, too. From the Latin concupiscere "to desire ardently", from com- "with" + cupere "to desire". The stem cup- underlies "Cupid" and "cupidity", from cupido "desire".
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