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Concupiscence (from Late
Latin concupīscentia, from the
Latin verb concupīscere, from con-, "with", here an intensifier, + cupere, "to desire" + -scere...
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reformers such as
Martin Luther and John
Calvin equated original sin with
concupiscence (or "hurtful desire"),
affirming that it
persisted even
after baptism...
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senses "the root of evil" (radix Mali).
Their nature was
wounded by
concupiscence or libido,
which affected human intelligence and will, as well as affections...
- (too eagerly) St.
Aquinas concludes that "gluttony
denotes inordinate concupiscence in eating"; the
first three ways are
related to the food itself, while...
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concept of a "sin nature"
known as
concupiscence,
which is the
tendency of
humans to sin. However,
concupiscence stems explicitly from
original sin,...
- even
though the soul is in the
state of
sanctifying grace, mankind's
concupiscence (or
proneness to evil)
becomes sinful only when
freely yielded to; when...
- loss of love for the
Christian God and an
elevation of self-love ("
concupiscence", in this sense), as was
later propounded by
Augustine in his debate...
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transmitted by
concupiscence and
enfeebles freedom of the will
without destroying it. For Augustine, Adam's sin is
transmitted by
concupiscence, or "hurtful...
- Ethics: "Chastity
takes its name from the fact that
reason 'chastises'
concupiscence, which, like a child,
needs curbing, as the
Philosopher states". For...
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general principle to a
particular point of practice, on
account of
concupiscence or some
other p****ion, as
stated above (77, 2). But as to the other...
