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carnality

[ kahr-nal-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

First recorded in 1400–1450; carnal ( def ) + -ity ( def )

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