Lust
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
| Revision as of 22:05, 1 May 2007 WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 12:14, 7 July 2007 WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
| '''Lust''' is any intense [[Interpersonal attraction|desire]] or craving for self gratification. Lust can mean strictly sexual lust, although it is also common to speak of a ''"lust for life"'', ''"lust for blood (bloodlust'' for short'')"'', or a ''"lust for power"'' or other goals. | '''Lust''' is any intense [[Interpersonal attraction|desire]] or craving for self gratification. Lust can mean strictly sexual lust, although it is also common to speak of a ''"lust for life"'', ''"lust for blood (bloodlust'' for short'')"'', or a ''"lust for power"'' or other goals. | ||
| - | As a moral term, lust implies a sexual desire for its own sake, an [[sexual arousal|erotic arousal]] and wish, or intense physical or [[sexual attraction]] or craving. It is a [[vice|sin]] in some religions such as [[Christianity]] when it is an ''excess'' or ''inappropriately directed'' sexual desire (e.g., non-procreative, unsanctioned, or egocentric sexual desire), and is one of the [[seven deadly sins]], as a sin of excess. The Greek word which translates as lust is ''epithymia'' (επιθυμια), which also is translated into English as "to [[covet]]".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | As a moral term, lust implies a sexual desire for its own sake, an [[sexual arousal|erotic arousal]] and wish, or intense physical or [[sexual attraction]] or craving. It is a [[vice|sin]] in some religions such as [[Christianity]] when it is an ''excess'' or ''inappropriately directed'' sexual desire (e.g., non-procreative, unsanctioned, or egocentric sexual desire), and is one of the [[seven deadly sins]], as a sin of excess. The Greek word which translates as lust is ''epithymia'' (επιθυμια), which also is translated into English as "to [[covet]]".{{GFDL}} |
Revision as of 12:14, 7 July 2007
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Lust is any intense desire or craving for self gratification. Lust can mean strictly sexual lust, although it is also common to speak of a "lust for life", "lust for blood (bloodlust for short)", or a "lust for power" or other goals.
As a moral term, lust implies a sexual desire for its own sake, an erotic arousal and wish, or intense physical or sexual attraction or craving. It is a sin in some religions such as Christianity when it is an excess or inappropriately directed sexual desire (e.g., non-procreative, unsanctioned, or egocentric sexual desire), and is one of the seven deadly sins, as a sin of excess. The Greek word which translates as lust is epithymia (επιθυμια), which also is translated into English as "to covet".
