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[syn: sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carnal \Car"nal\, a. [L. carnalis, fr. caro, carnis, flesh; akin
to Gr. ?, Skr. kravya; cf. F. charnel, Of. also carnel. Cf.
Charnel.]
1. Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal;
fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful;
human or worldly as opposed to spiritual.
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For ye are yet carnal. --1 Cor. iii.
3.
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Not sunk in carnal pleasure. --Milton
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Carnal desires after miracles. --Trench.
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2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.]
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This carnal cur
Preys on the issue of his mother's body. --Shak.
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Carnal knowledge, sexual intercourse; -- used especially of
an unlawful act on the part of the man.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
carnal knowledge
n 1: the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman;
the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and
excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: sexual
intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation,
coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual
relation, relation, carnal knowledge]