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Fleshly synonyms
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human
A member of the species Homo sapiens; a human being.
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  1. A member of the species Homo sapiens; a human being.
  2. Made up of humans:
  3. Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility associated with humans:
corporeal
Of a material nature; tangible:
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  1. Of a material nature; tangible:
  2. Of a material nature; perceptible by the senses; tangible
  3. Of, for, or having the nature of, the body; physical; bodily; not spiritual
physical
Of or according to the laws of nature
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  1. Of or according to the laws of nature
  2. Of nature and all matter; natural; material
  3. Involving sexual interest or activity:
mundane
Of the world; esp., worldly, as distinguished from heavenly, spiritual, etc.
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  1. Of the world; esp., worldly, as distinguished from heavenly, spiritual, etc.
  2. Commonplace, everyday, ordinary, etc.
  3. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.
carnal
Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual
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  1. Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual
  2. In or of the flesh; bodily; material or worldly, not spiritual
  3. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites:
erotic
Arousing sexual feelings or desires
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  1. Arousing sexual feelings or desires
  2. Of, relating to, or tending to arouse sexual desire.
  3. Having to do with sexual love
sensuous
Relating to or affecting the senses; sensory:
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  1. Relating to or affecting the senses; sensory:
  2. Relating to or involving gratification of the senses:
  3. Sexually attractive.
lascivious
Characterized by or expressing lust or lewdness; wanton
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  1. Characterized by or expressing lust or lewdness; wanton
  2. Tending to excite lustful desires
  3. Exciting sexual desires; salacious.
bodily
Of, relating to, or belonging to the body.
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  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to the body.
  2. Physical
corporal
(Obs.) corporeal
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  1. (Obs.) corporeal
  2. Of or relating to the body.
  3. (Now Rare) Personal
corporeal
Of a material nature; perceptible by the senses; tangible
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  1. Of a material nature; perceptible by the senses; tangible
  2. Of a material nature; tangible:
  3. Of, for, or having the nature of, the body; physical; bodily; not spiritual
personal
Done to or for or directed toward a particular person:
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  1. Done to or for or directed toward a particular person:
  2. (Law) Of or constituting personal property
  3. Of or relating to the body or physical being:
physical
Relating to matter and energy or the sciences dealing with them, especially physics.
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  1. Relating to matter and energy or the sciences dealing with them, especially physics.
  2. Of nature and all matter; natural; material
  3. Involving sexual interest or activity:
somatic
Relating to the body. &diamf3; The cells of the body with the exception of the reproductive cells (gametes) are known as somatic cells.
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  1. Relating to the body. &diamf3; The cells of the body with the exception of the reproductive cells (gametes) are known as somatic cells.
  2. Relating to the wall of the body cavity, especially as distinguished from the head, limbs, or viscera.
  3. Of the body, as distinguished from the soul, mind, or psyche; corporeal; physical
animal
Relating to the physical as distinct from the rational or spiritual nature of people:
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  1. Relating to the physical as distinct from the rational or spiritual nature of people:
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from an animal or animals, especially when not human:
  3. Physical rather than mental or spiritual; specif., sensual, gross, bestial, etc.
carnal
Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual
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  1. Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual
  2. In or of the flesh; bodily; material or worldly, not spiritual
  3. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites:
physical
Relating to matter and energy or the sciences dealing with them, especially physics.
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  1. Relating to matter and energy or the sciences dealing with them, especially physics.
  2. Of nature and all matter; natural; material
  3. Involving or characterized by vigorous or forceful bodily activity:
sensual
Resulting from, or showing preoccupation with, bodily or sexual pleasure
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  1. Resulting from, or showing preoccupation with, bodily or sexual pleasure
  2. Of the body and the senses as distinguished from the intellect or spirit; bodily
  3. Relating to or involving gratification of the senses, especially sexual gratification:
Find another word for fleshly. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fleshly, like: human, corporeal, physical, mundane, carnal, erotic, sensuous, lascivious, bodily, lewd and sensual.

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  • These include the prohibition of alcoholic drink, of fleshly sins and of marriage, and the inculcation of faith in the Holy Ghost and complete surrender to his influence.

  • The fleshly fruit of Melocanna is baked and eaten.

  • The Eucharist was, therefore, long associated with the matal or animal victim, and only in the 8 th century do we hear of an interval of time being left between the fleshly and the spiritual sacrifices, as the two rites were then called.

  • It is extremely questionable, in particular, whether fasting be so efficient as it is sometimes supposed to be in protecting against temptation to fleshly sin.

  • This yearning, he held, springs - like more sensual impulses - from a sense of want of something formerly possessed, of which there remains a latent memory in the soul, strong in proportion to its philosophic capacity; hence it is that in learning any abstract truth by scientific demonstration we merely make explicit what we already implicitly know; we bring into clear consciousness hidden memories of a state in which the soul looked upon Reality and Good face to face, before the lapse that imprisoned her in an alien body and mingled her true nature with fleshly feelings and impulses.

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