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Meaning of concupiscibleness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The state of being concupiscible; readiness to desire or lust.

obsolete, rare, uncountable

Examples

“There is a ſinful concupiſcence, called evil concupiſcence, and the luſting of the fleſh againſt the ſpirit, it is this that is here ſpoken of, the inordinateneſs of that luſt or concupiſcibleneſs, or concupiſcible power, turning aſide out of its natural line to that which is evil: It is this which God forbiddeth in this command, and ſetteth bounds to the deſiring or concupiſcible faculty.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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