carnality
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.
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- 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
Along with other sexual pilgrims of the New York underground scene, they come together at Shortbus, a weekly “salon” dedicated to art, music, politics, and polysexual carnality.
At 15, restored ‘Shortbus’ is still a movie ahead of its time | John Paul King | January 27, 2022 | Washington BladeThis was my carnal cry for the real men to step up and help.
“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans | by Logan Jaffe and Jack Gillum | January 28, 2021 | ProPublicaWhat could have been yet another instance of cheap cable carnality—the irresistible male antihero!
‘Halt and Catch Fire’ and AMC’s Push to Reset Dramas | Andrew Romano | May 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI remember being shocked not by the explicit carnality but by the confusion and hanky-panky, and the unhappiness.
It illustrates what has been well described as "the carnality of religious contention."
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James Denney
Superstition, the offspring of ignorance and craft, may occasionally symbolize it into carnality.
Cultus Arborum | AnonymousDorothy's pride lay in giving an heir to a great family, not in adding another piece of carnality to the human race.
The Vanity Girl | Compton MackenzieAs soon as he comes in the way of temptation, the unsubdued carnality of his soul asserts its life and power.
The Parables of Our Lord | William ArnotTo his sins of carnality was added the shame of traffic with females hostile to the true God.
The Dead Command | Vicente Blasco Ibez
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