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Adjective
/ˈkärnl/,
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Relating to physical, esp. sexual, needs and activities,
  1. Relating to physical, esp. sexual, needs and activities
    • - carnal desire
  1. animal(a): 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"
  2. of or relating to the body or flesh; "carnal remains"
  3. (carnally) in a carnal manner
  4. close friend; a close relative (lit.: flesh)
  5. Unconverted men are so called (Co1 3:3). They are represented as of a "carnal mind, which is enmity against God" (Rom 8:6, Rom 8:7). Enjoyments that minister to the wants and desires of man's animal nature are so called (Rom 15:27; Co1 9:11). ...
  6. Pertaining to the flesh, or fleshly desires.
  7. Of the flesh, physical, not spiritual. A carnal Christian or carnal person spends most or all of their time or thoughts in the physical realm more than the spiritual. Carnal desires are fleshly desires such as food, drink, lusts, and merriment (“partying”).
  8. sensual, worldly, non-spiritual; relating to or given to the crude desires and appetites of the flesh or body. The apostle Paul contrasts "spiritual people" - that is, those who are under the control of the Holy Spirit - with those who are "carnal" - those under the control of the flesh (I Cor. ...
  9. sensual; sexual (of the flesh)
  10. n: flesh and blood; a relative.