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Lust Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lust? [n] self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) [n] a strong sexual desire [v] have a craving, appetite, or great desire for Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lust: crave \| hunger \| lecherousness \| lustfulness \| luxuria \| starve \| thirst Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lust: acedia \| ache \| ache for \| acquisitiveness \| ambition \| andromania \| anger \| animality \| animus \| aphrodisia \| appetence \| appetency \| appetite \| appetition \| avarice \| avariciousness \| avaritia \| avidity \| avidness \| bawdiness \| biological urge \| bodily appetite \| carnal desire \| carnality \| choice \| clitoromania \| command \| conation \| conatus \| concupiscence \| coveting \| covetousness \| crave \| craving \| cupidity \| deadly sin \| decision \| desire \| determination \| dirtiness \| discretion \| disposition \| drive \| energy \| envy \| eromania \| eroticism \| eroticomania \| eroticomaniac \| erotism \| erotomania \| excitement \| fancy \| fervor \| fleshliness \| fleshly lust \| free choice \| free will \| frenzy of desire \| furor uterinus \| fury of desire \| gluttony \| goatishness \| grasping \| graspingness \| greed \| greediness \| gula \| gynecomania \| hanker \| heat \| hoggishness \| horniness \| hot blood \| hot pants \| hunger \| hysteromania \| inclination \| incontinence \| indecency \| infantile sexuality \| inordinate desire \| insatiability \| insatiable desire \| intemperateness \| intention \| invidia \| ira \| itch \| itching palm \| lasciviousness \| lecherousness \| lechery \| lewdness \| libidinousness \| libido \| lickerishness \| liking \| lubriciousness \| lubricity \| lust after \| lustfulness \| luxuria \| mind \| nymphomania \| objective \| obscenity \| overgreediness \| passion \| piggishness \| pine \| pleasure \| polymorphous perversity \| priapism \| pride \| prurience \| pruriency \| randiness \| rapaciousness \| rapacity \| ravenousness \| resolution \| rut \| salaciousness \| salacity \| satyriasis \| satyrism \| sensuality \| sexiness \| sexual desire \| sexual longing \| sexual passion \| sexuality \| sloth \| sordidness \| superbia \| swinishness \| thirst \| urge \| uteromania \| velleity \| venereal appetite \| volition \| voraciousness \| voracity \| will \| will power \| wish \| wolfishness \| wrath \| yearn \| yearning \| yen See Also \| concupiscence \| deadly sin \| desire \| mortal sin \| physical attraction \| sexual desire \| want Lust In Webster's Dictionary \Lust\, n. [AS. lust, lust, pleasure, longing; akin to OS., D., G., & Sw. lust, Dan. & Icel. lyst, Goth lustus, and perh. tom Skr. lush to desire, or to E. loose. Cf. {List} to please, {Listless}.] 1. Pleasure. [Obs.] `` Lust and jollity.'' --Chaucer. 2. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] For little lust had she to talk of aught. --Spenser. My lust to devotion is little. --Bp. Hall. 3. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain. The lust of reigning. --Milton. 4. Licentious craving; sexual appetite. --Milton. 5. Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.] --Bacon. \Lust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lusting}.] [AS. lystan. See {Lust}, n., and cf. List to choose.] 1. To list; to like. [Obs.] --Chaucer. `` Do so if thou lust. '' --Latimer. Note: In earlier usage lust was impersonal. In the water vessel he it cast When that him luste. --Chaucer. 2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after. Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. --Deut. xii. 15. Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. --Matt. v. 28. The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. --James iv. 5.

Lust Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lust?

[n] self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
[n] a strong sexual desire
[v] have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Lust In Webster's Dictionary

\Lust\, n. [AS. lust, lust, pleasure, longing; akin to OS.,
D., G., & Sw. lust, Dan. & Icel. lyst, Goth lustus, and perh.
tom Skr. lush to desire, or to E. loose. Cf. {List} to
please, {Listless}.]
1. Pleasure. [Obs.] `` Lust and jollity.'' --Chaucer.

2. Inclination; desire. [Obs.]

         For little lust had she to talk of aught. --Spenser.

         My lust to devotion is little.        --Bp. Hall.

3. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had
   sense; as, the lust of gain.

         The lust of reigning. --Milton.

4. Licentious craving; sexual appetite. --Milton.

5. Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.] --Bacon.


\Lust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lusting}.] [AS. lystan. See {Lust}, n., and cf. List to
choose.]
1. To list; to like. [Obs.] --Chaucer. `` Do so if thou lust.
   '' --Latimer.

Note: In earlier usage lust was impersonal.

            In the water vessel he it cast When that him
            luste.                             --Chaucer.

2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate
   or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual
   appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after.

         Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.    --Deut. xii.
                                               15.

         Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath
         committed adultery with her already in his heart.
                                               --Matt. v. 28.

         The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy.
                                               --James iv. 5.

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