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fleshly |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fleshly \Flesh"ly\, a. [AS. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. ``Fleshly bondage.'' --Denham. 2. Animal; not?vegetable. --Dryden. 3. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. ``Fleshly wisdom.'' --2 Cor. i. 12. Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm And fragile arms. --Milton. 4. Carnal; wordly; lascivious. Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. --1 Pet. ii 11. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fleshly \Flesh"ly\, adv In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fleshly adj : of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: {animal(a)}, {carnal}, {sensual}]
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