carnality

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    feeling morbid sexual desire

Word Origin

carnality (n.)
early 15c., "sensuality," from Late Latin carnalitas, from Latin carnalis (see carnal). Meaning "state of being flesh, fleshliness" is from mid-15c.

Example

1. Rodin 's depiction insists on the carnality of love . So do hogarth 's paired paintings before and after .
2. In the last scene of the ballet the young princess throws herself upon l ~ er lover in a moment of pure carnality .

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