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Definition of Carnalize
1. Verb. Represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture.
2. Verb. Ascribe to an origin in sensation.
Generic synonyms: Ascribe, Assign, Attribute, Impute
Derivative terms: Carnal
3. Verb. Debase through carnal gratification.
Generic synonyms: Corrupt, Debase, Debauch, Demoralise, Demoralize, Deprave, Misdirect, Pervert, Profane, Subvert, Vitiate
Derivative terms: Carnal
Definition of Carnalize
1. v. t. To make carnal; to debase to carnality.
Definition of Carnalize
1. Verb. To make physical or materialistic, as opposed to spiritual ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carnalize
Literary usage of Carnalize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"Ta carnalize, (kar'-nal-ize) na To debase to carnality. CARNATION, (kar-na'-shun) n.
». The name of the natural flesh colour; the name of a flower. ..."
2. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the by John Henry Barrows (1893)
"... the ideas that the idols carnalize and stifle." Idolatry is a strong human
protest against pantheism, which denies the personality of God, and atheism, ..."
3. The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold, D. D.: Late Head-master of by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1910)
"... and at the same time animated with a reverent love for the ideas which those
idols carnalize and stifle." Impatient as he was, even to restlessness, ..."
4. History of Rome by Thomas Arnold (1846)
"... and fearless in demolishing the reigning idols, and at the same time animated
with a reverent love for the ideas which those idols carnalize and stifle. ..."
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