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Definition of Carnality
1. Noun. Feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness.
Generic synonyms: Amativeness, Amorousness, Eroticism, Erotism, Sexiness
Derivative terms: Carnal, Lascivious, Prurient, Prurient
Definition of Carnality
1. n. The state of being carnal; fleshly lust, or the indulgence of lust; grossness of mind.
Definition of Carnality
1. Noun. The state of being carnal. ¹
2. Noun. A preoccupation with sexual desire. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carnality
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Carnality
Literary usage of Carnality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Act of lust " is not here thought of, but the " carnality " arising from the
generative desire of parents, which ia a " real quality " in the human soul. ..."
2. Cranio-muscular Origins of Brain and Mind by Philip Henry Erbés (1904)
"carnality in the 1 Oc. C. Amativeness in the 2 Oc. C. carnality in the 1 Oc. C.
Amativeness in the 2 Oc. C. The emotional areas at the base of the brain ..."
3. The Works of the Rev. William Bridge by William Bridge (1845)
"IN this chapter the apostle Paul doth charge the Corinthians with carnality,
which charge he maketh good by divers arguments. The first is taken from their ..."
4. The Works of the Rev. John Howe by John Howe, Edmund Calamy (1838)
"THE carnality OF RELIGIOUS CONTENTION, IN TWO SERMONS, PREACHED AT THE MERCHANT'S
... carnality hath become, and long been in it, a governing principle, ..."
5. Behramji M. Malabari; a Biographical Sketch by Dayaram Gidumal (1888)
"... calls for immediate action ; nor will he allow others to help him, except it
be done secretly. THE SATURNALIA OF carnality IN MODERN BABYLON AND THE ..."
6. Discourses Upon the Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock, William Symington (1874)
"To this end, be much in secret ejaculations to God ; these are the purest flights
of the soul, that have more of fervor and less of carnality ; they ..."
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