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fleshly

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flesh·ly  (flshl)
adj. flesh·li·er, flesh·li·est
1. Of or relating to the body; corporeal. See Synonyms at bodily.
2. Of, relating to, or inclined to carnality; sensual.
3. Not spiritual; worldly: fleshly pleasures.
4. Tending to plumpness; fleshy.
fleshli·ness n.
fleshly
Adjective
[-lier, -liest]
1. relating to sexuality or sensuality: the fleshly implications of their love
2. worldly as opposed to spiritual
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fleshly - marked by 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"
animal, carnal, sensual
physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"


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Certainly, however, thou art averse to fleshly joys, and thou lovest honey.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Of course there is the expression of an official in Pilate and of pity in Christ, seeing that one is the incarnation of the fleshly and the other of the spiritual life.
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The doctor was there for the reason that in all such crowds there were many people who only imagined something was the matter with them, and many who were consciously sound but wanted the immortal honor of fleshly contact with a king, and yet others who pretended to illness in order to get the piece of coin that went with the touch.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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