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carnality

noun · 15th century

A 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.

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