carnal knowledge

Noun
Synonyms: sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcopulationcoituscoitionsexual congresscongresssexual relationrelation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  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 occurSynonyms: sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcopulationcoituscoitionsexual congresscongresssexual relationrelation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

For ye are yet carnal.— 1 Cor. iii. 3.[1913 Webster]
Not sunk in carnal pleasure.— Milton[1913 Webster]
Carnal desires after miracles.— Trench.[1913 Webster]

2.Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

This carnal cur Preys on the issue of his mother's body.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Carnal knowledge, sexual intercourse; -- used especially of an unlawful act on the part of the man. [1913 Webster]

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