Definition of Carnel
Car"nal (?), a. [L.
carnalis, fr. caro, carnis, flesh; akin to
Gr. &?;, Skr. kravya; cf. F. charnel, Of. also
carnel. Cf. Charnel.] 1. Of or
pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly;
sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly
as opposed to spiritual.
For ye are yet carnal.
1 Cor. iii. 3.
Not sunk in carnal pleasure.
Milton
Carnal desires after miracles.
Trench.
2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous;
bloody. [Obs.]
This carnal cur
Preys on the issue of his mother's body.
Shak.
Carnal knowledge, sexual intercourse; --
used especially of an unlawful act on the part of the
man.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
- worldly or earthly; temporal
- of or relating to the body or flesh
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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