morose delectation

English

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin dēlectātiō mōrōsa, used and possibly coined by Thomas Aquinas in the Summa Theologiae.[1]

Noun

morose delectation (countable and uncountable, plural morose delectations)

(Catholicism) The act of lingering with pleasure on an impure thought.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:morose delectation.

References

Part II-I, q. 74. For the original text and a translation:
- Latin: s:la:Summa Theologiae/Prima secundae pars/Quaestio LXXIV
- English: s:Summa Theologiae/First Part of the Second Part/Question 74

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