carnal

  • 21carnal — car•nal [[t]ˈkɑr nl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or characterized by the passions and appetites of the flesh or body; sensual 2) not spiritual; temporal; worldly • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L carnālis=carn , s. of carō flesh + ālis al I… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22Carnal —    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).… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 23carnal — {{#}}{{LM C07339}}{{〓}} {{SynC07508}} {{[}}carnal{{]}} ‹car·nal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Del cuerpo y de sus instintos, o relacionado con ellos: • amor carnal.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} {{♂}}Referido a un parentesco,{{♀}} que se tiene por… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 24carnal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bodily, fleshly; worldly, sensual. See animal, irreligion, intemperance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fleshly, bodily, sensual, sexual; see lewd 1 , 2 , sensual 2 , sexual 2 . • have carnal knowledge …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25carnal — car|nal [ˈka:nl US ˈka:rnl] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: carnalis, from Latin caro flesh ] 1.) relating to sex or someone s body ▪ carnal desires 2.) carnal knowledge/relations sexual activity >carnally adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26carnal — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)n(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Carnal feelings and desires are sexual and physical, without any spiritual element. [FORMAL] Their ruling passion is that of carnal love. Syn: sexual …

    English dictionary

  • 27carnal — adj. Carnal is used with these nouns: ↑desire, ↑lust …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28carnal — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, Circean, Philistine, amorous, animal, animalistic, aphrodisiomaniacal, backsliding, bawdy, beastlike, beastly, bestial, bodily, brutal, brute, brutish, carnal minded, clitoromaniacal, coarse, concupiscent,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29carnal — [15] Carnal means literally ‘of the flesh’; it comes from late Latin carnālis, a derivative of Latin carō ‘flesh, meat’. Other English words from the same source are carnivorous ‘meateating’ [17]; carnage [16], which came via French carnage and… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30carnal — adjective a word meaning connected with the body or sex, used especially in religious language: carnal desires carnally adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English