concupiscence /kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/ noun2 •An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.He was torn by two intense and conflicting desires: his ardent wish to advance through his association with Mr. Browning, and his concupiscence. — 1973 •the desire of a person's lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and inclines them to experience temptation and to give in to sin, due to the Fall and original sin. formsconcupiscences