morose delectation

noun

The act of lingering with pleasure on an impure thought.

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

OriginMedieval Latin dēlectātiō mōrōsa →
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Meanings

nounmorose delectation (countable and uncountable, plural morose delectations)

plural morose delectations

  1. countableuncountableCatholicismThe act of lingering with pleasure on an impure thought.

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

Origin

  1. Medieval Latindēlectātiō mōrōsa
  2. Englishmorose delectation

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

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morose delectation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morose%20delectation

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“morose delectation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morose%20delectation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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