CARNAL

carnal, animal(a), fleshly, sensual

(adjective) marked by the appetites and passions of the body; “animal instincts”; “carnal knowledge”; “fleshly desire”; “a sensual delight in eating”; “music is the only sensual pleasure without vice”

carnal

(adjective) of or relating to the body or flesh; “carnal remains”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

carnal (comparative more carnal, superlative most carnal)

Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.

Worldly or earthly; temporal.

Of or relating to the body or flesh.

Source: Wiktionary


Car"nal, a. Etym: [L. carnalis, fr. caro, carnis, flesh; akin to Gr. kravya; cf. F. charnel, Of. also carnel. Cf. Charnel.]

1. Of or pertaining to the body or is appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual. For ye are yet carnal. 1 Car. iii. 3. Not sunk in carnal pleasure. Milton rnal desires after miracles. Trench.

2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.] This carnal cur Preys on the issue of his mother's body. Shak. Carnal knowledge, sexual intercourse; -- used especially of an unlawful act on the part of the man.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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