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carnality
noun · 15th centuryA word that manages to sound both sinfully delicious and deeply disappointed in you simultaneously.
The indulgence of the fleshly appetites and physical desires.
In the wild
“The preacher warned his congregation against the fleeting temptations of base carnality.”
Origin
From the Late Latin carnalitas, entering Middle English to emphasize the animal nature of humanity.
Sources·Oxford English Dictionary/Historical Thesaurus of English
Etymologist commentary·Jess Zafarris, Useless Etymology
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