carnal
    adj 1: marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal
           instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a
           sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual
           pleasure without vice" [syn: animal(a), carnal,
           fleshly, sensual]
    2: of or relating to the body or flesh; "carnal remains"

Carnal \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.
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            For ye are yet carnal.                --1 Cor. iii.
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            Not sunk in carnal pleasure.          --Milton
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            Carnal desires after miracles.        --Trench.
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   2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.]
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            This carnal cur
            Preys on the issue of his mother's body. --Shak.
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   Carnal knowledge, sexual intercourse; -- used especially of
      an unlawful act on the part of the man.
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Carnal
   Unconverted men are so called (1 Cor. 3:3). They are represented
   as of a "carnal mind, which is enmity against God" (Rom. 8:6,
   7). Enjoyments that minister to the wants and desires of man's
   animal nature are so called (Rom. 15:27; 1 Cor. 9:11). The
   ceremonial of the Mosaic law is spoken of as "carnal," because
   it related to things outward, the bodies of men and of animals,
   and the purification of the flesh (Heb. 7:16; 9:10). The weapons
   of Christian warfare are "not carnal", that is, they are not of
   man's device, nor are wielded by human power (2 Cor. 10:4).