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Webster 1913 Edition


Carnality

Car-nal′i-ty

,
Noun.
[L.
carnalitas
.]
The state of being carnal; fleshly lust, or the indulgence of lust; grossness of mind.
Because of the
carnality
of their hearts.
Tillotson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Carnality

CARNALITY

,
Noun.
1.
Fleshly lust, or desires, or the indulgence of those lusts; sensuality.
2.
Grossness of mind or desire; love of sensual pleasures.

Definition 2024


carnality

carnality

English

Noun

carnality (countable and uncountable, plural carnalities)

  1. The state of being carnal.
  2. A preoccupation with sexual desire.

Translations

Quotations

  • 1835 Robert Crawford Dillon – Lectures on some of the articles of faith of the Church of England
    The essence of depravity, as we inherit it from Adam, and discover it in ourselves, is carnality, a state of mind which our Article describes by the word "Phronema sarkos", . . .