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Dante’s Definition:
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“Excessive love
of others.”
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Characteristics
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Obsessive,
unlawful or unnatural sexual desire.
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The focus on the
erotic reduces the “other” simply to
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an object of
desire, ultimately dehumanizing him or
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her.
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This unbridled
desire can lead to sex outside of
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marriage,
breaking the marriage covenant in the case
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of someone
already married.
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In the latter
case, it sows the seeds of divorce.
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Like the various
forms of gluttony and avarice, lust
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can take on an
addictive quality.
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