carnality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kɑrˈnæləti/ UK /kɑːˈnæləti/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
preoccupation with bodily, especially sexual, desires

The sermon warned against the dangers of carnality.

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Synonyms

1 noun · preoccupation with bodily,... sensuality lust lasciviousness lewdnesslecheryfleshliness

Opposites

spirituality chastity asceticism

Word family

Related forms carnalcarnallycarnage incarnate

Etymology

From carnal + -ity. Carnal is from Late Latin carnālis ('of the flesh'), from Latin carō ('flesh, meat').

carnālis Latin carō Latin

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# carnality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kɑrˈnæləti
**IPA (UK):** kɑːˈnæləti

## Meanings
1. preoccupation with bodily, especially sexual, desires

## Examples
- The sermon warned against the dangers of carnality.

## Synonyms
- sensuality
- lust
- lasciviousness
- lewdness
- lechery
- fleshliness

## Antonyms
- spirituality
- chastity
- asceticism

## Related Forms
- carnal
- carnally
- carnage
- incarnate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: carnālis
- Root: carō

## Etymology
From carnal + -ity. Carnal is from Late Latin carnālis ('of the flesh'), from Latin carō ('flesh, meat').

## AI Etymology
Carnality comes from carnal + -ity. Carnal is from Late Latin carnālis ('of the flesh'), from Latin carō ('flesh, meat'). The historical trail runs through carnālis in Latin and carō in Latin. Morphologically, carnality is transparent: it draws on carnal + -ity. Used as a noun, carnality now means "preoccupation with bodily, especially sexual, desires", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as carnal, carnally, carnage, and incarnate. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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