Latin quote · Self-control
Delectatio morosa
“Lingering delight.”
Scholastic theology
Translation
What does “Delectatio morosa” mean?
Delectatio morosa translates as “Lingering delight.”
Deliberately dwelling on and enjoying a wrongful thought without acting on it.
Origin
The story behind it
A term from Catholic moral theology, discussed by scholastic writers such as Thomas Aquinas, for willing pleasure taken in a sinful thought as distinct from the desire to act.
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- Latin
- Delectatio morosa
- English
- Lingering delight.
- Source
- Scholastic theology
- Era
- Middle Ages
- Theme
- Self-control
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