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lust

Definition:

Lust is a very strong desire, usually in the context of wanting something sinful or immoral. To lust is to have lust.

  • In the Bible, "lust" usually referred to sexual desire for someone other than one's own spouse.
  • Sometimes this term was used in a figurative sense to refer to worshiping idols.
  • Depending on the context, "lust" could be translated as "wrong desire" or "strong desire" or "wrongful sexual desire" or "strong immoral desire" or "to strongly desire to sin."
  • The phrase "to lust after" could be translated as "to wrongly desire" or "to think immorally about" or "to immorally desire."

(See also: adultery, idol)

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