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Concupiscence is a moral weakness or distortion of the soul’s desires that leads a person to sin even when they don’t consciously intend to sin. Augustine mentions concupiscence as a condition that binds his soul, for instance, when he dwells on lustful images even in sleep.
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Concupiscence Term Timeline in Confessions
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Book 10
...he is awake. He trusts that, more and more, God will free him from the concupiscence that binds his soul.
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