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Meanings of
carnal
in English
Marked by the appetites and passions of the body.
animal
sensual
fleshly
Related terms
physical
Carnal.
Related terms
animal tissue
Usage of
carnal
in English
1
He is in the flesh himself; let the
carnal
introduce one another.
2
The scholastics take the lust of the flesh to mean
carnal
lust.
3
The recruits have a
carnal
craving after the flesh of the pig.
4
According to their neo-Platonic ideas, a love of beauty transcends
carnal
desire.
5
An hour of nothings set the
carnal
machinery of the day agoing.
6
Then Ty had shown interest in her, answering all her
carnal
wishes.
7
Instead of crucifying the flesh, the monks were nursing and fondling
carnal
-
mindedness
.
8
The
carnal
Christian, or babe in Christ, would often reverse this arrangement.
9
He had also denied attempted unlawful
carnal
knowledge of the older girl.
10
Now spiritual vices are more akin to the reason than
carnal
vices.
11
This is solemn work, and not to be effected by the
carnal
-
minded
.
12
The weapons of our warfare are not
carnal
,
but they are mighty.
13
Look, look for what end men desire the gratification of
carnal
enjoyments.
14
How do these verses cut down all the
carnal
pride of man.
15
But neither indeed are you now able: for you are yet
carnal
.
16
But we are blind to it, because we are
carnal
and earthy.
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About this term
carnal
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
carnal knowledge
carnal mind
carnal desires
carnal things
carnal pleasure
More collocations
Carnal
through the time
Carnal
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common