Word: concupiscence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
cu
pis
cence
Definition: the desire of a person's lower appetite contrary to reason that subjugates and inclines him or her to both experience temptation and to give into that temptation of sin, due to the Fall and original sin
Morphemes:
Affix: concupiscence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the desire of a person's lower appetite contrary to reason that subjugates and inclines him or her to both experience temptation and to give into that temptation of sin, due to the Fall and original sin
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: cupiō
Language: la
Decoded: cupio
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I desire
Affix: -scō
Language: la
Decoded: -sco
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".
Affix: -entia
Language: la
Decoded: -entia
Meaning: -entia