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Lust is an intense desire for something. [1] [2] Lust can take any form such as the lust for sexuality (see libido), money, or power.It can take such mundane forms as the lust for food (see gluttony) as distinct from the need for food or lust for redolence, when one is lusting for a particular smell that brings back memories.
Lust is an intense craving or drive that is directly associated with the thinking or fantasizing about one's desire, usually in a sexual way. Lust may also refer to: Lust (Lords of Acid album) , 1991
Lust is a novel by Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek. Originally published in German in 1989, it was translated into English in 1992 by Michael Hulse. Plot
The circle of lust introduces Dante's depiction of King Minos, the judge of hell; this portrayal derives from the role of Minos in the Greek underworld in the works of Virgil and Homer. Dante also depicts a number of historical and mythological figures within the second circle, although chief among these are Francesca da Rimini and Paolo ...
Lust, Caution premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, the second such award for Ang Lee. It was released in U.S. theaters on September 28, 2007, where it was rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America due to some explicit sex scenes.
According to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Christianity are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. In Christianity, the classification of deadly sins into a group of seven originated with Tertullian , and continued with Evagrius Ponticus . [ 2 ]
Theorists believe that sexual desire can serve a number of roles, as a combination of both desire for physical pleasure [2] [3] as well as a need for intimacy in terms of love and affection [1] though the weight of each need may vary dependent on situational context and the individuals involved.
In psychology, libido (/ l ɪ ˈ b iː d oʊ /; from the Latin libīdō, 'desire') is psychic drive or energy, usually conceived of as sexual in nature, but sometimes conceived of as including other forms of desire. [1]