Lust

Lust is a term for an intense desireor craving, usually sexualalthough it is also common usage to talk of a "lust for life" or a "lust for power" or other goals.

As a sexual term, lust implies a sexual desire in and of itself, an erotic arousaland wish, or intense physical or sexual attractionor craving. In this sense, it is considered a viceby Christianity, and is listed as one of the Seven deadly sins.

On the other hand, many people see lust as the purest form of love. This viewpoint argues that being a pure emotional wish, based upon physical attraction, frees lust from the constraints of emotional baggage (or negative inner conceptual responses), and respects it for what it is, the direct emotional inner instinct and desire of one person, to carnally know and be intimatewith another.

The aspect of lust as an inappropriate desire, has led to its metaphoricalextended use in other forms of desire to signify overwhelming desire or craving, such as a lust for power, success, or recognition. It has also been used in the sense of intense eagerness or enthusiasm, such as a lust for life.

Derivation

The word derives from the Old Englishterm for desire, and ultimately from the German word of the same spelling.

Obsolete uses include lust in the sense of pleasure, or relish.

Catholicism

In Catholicism, lust is subdivided into six categories: fornication, adultery, rape, incest, seduction, and unnatural vice.

Fornication and adultery are similar in that they both pertain to having sex outside of marriage. They differ in that the former pertains to situations where neither partner is married, whereas the latter pertains to situations in which one or both partners are married, but not to each other.

Rape is the act of forcibly penetrating someone without their consent. It is the responsibility of the victim, however, to use any means within his or her power to prevent the attack, otherwise it is not completely considered rape. A virgin who is raped is not considered to have lost his or her virginity.

Incest is the act of sexual intercourse between individuals who are closely related, for example, those who are cousins, siblings, or between a parent and his or her child.

Seduction is the act of purposely inducing feelings of lust in someone else.

The unnatural vice consists of sexual acts that are sins against nature. This category is considered worse than the others because, while the others are sins against reason, the unnatural vice are sins against both reason and nature. The unnatural vice includes, but is not limited to, beastiality, which is considered the worst offense of lust, homosexual intercourse, masturbation, anal sex, oral sex, and any other form of non-procreative sexual gratification. However, some acts such as oral sex may be permitted in the context of marriage as foreplay, so long as it is used as a means and not as an end; the end, in this case, being that the man ejaculates inside the woman's vulva.

See also

• Lothario, Blackguard
• Lecherous Limericks
• Virtues: Love, Romantic love, List of ethics topics
• Vices: Seven deadly sins
• Sexual love: List of sexology topics, Sexual attraction, Libido, Sexual relationships between demons and humans, Lust in demons, Asmodai, Impassibility, Seduction, Pornography
• Other: Brighella, Just Like That, Music of Cape Verde, Julana
• Sermon on the Mount

External links

• "The Seven Deadly Sins: Lust". A Look at Lascivious Pleasure. NPR.
• 'The Punishment of Lust' (1891)

• 'Biblical definition for Lust'

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