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morose delectation

noun

morose delectation

noun

Etymology Calque of Medieval Latin dēlectātiō mōrōsa, used by Thomas Aquinas in the Summa Theologiae.

1

Catholicism, Christianity The act of lingering with pleasure on an impure thought.

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:morose delectation.

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