carnality

[ kahr-nal-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. preoccupation with, or indulgence in, the flesh or the body and its passions and appetites; sensuality: Giving in to the lures of carnality—whether that means porn or real-life promiscuity—is damaging to everyone concerned.

  2. the quality or state of being merely temporal or worldly; lack of spiritual vitality or maturity: Complaints about salary, jealousy, ambition for a reputation, and other forms of carnality show how little we ministers are separated from the world.

Origin of carnality

1
First recorded in 1400–1450; carnal + -ity
  • Rarely car·nal·ism [kahr-nl-iz-uhm], /ˈkɑr nlˌɪz əm/, car·nal·ness [kahr-nl-nis] /ˈkɑr nl nɪs/ .

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How to use carnality in a sentence

  • What remembrances come to me, looking backward to this period of our terrific national carnalism!

    T. De Witt Talmage | T. De Witt Talmage