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Taxonomy vs Concupiscence - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and concupiscence

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while concupiscence is an ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    concupiscence

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
  • * Quite certainly you command me to refrain from concupiscence''' of the flesh and '''concupiscence of the eyes and worldy pride.'' — , ''The Confessions X, 30, 41. Trans Maria Boulding.
  • *1888 , , The Aspern Papers .
  • *:Poor Miss Tita's sense of her failure had produced an extraordinary alteration in her, but I had been too full of my literary concupiscence to think of that. Now I perceived it; I can scarcely tell how it startled me.
  • * He was torn by two intense and conflicting desires: his ardent wish to advance through his association with Mr. Browning, and his concupiscence .'' — ''Please Pass the Guilt , Rex Stout, 1973.
  • * Skaters, spinning like atoms across fields of pure light, are desirable in a way that transcends mere concupiscence ; they inhabit another element, and the man who would try to catch one risks, literally, falling on his ass.'' — ''Newsweek , Winter 1994.
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