carnal
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But for all his uses of food as a source of carnal provocation and capitalist fracturing, Bong also allows food to be the root of love and community.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
Or, ‘Hey carnal, do I go along with the program?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Sovjani, whose influences include Wayne Theibaud’s carnal cake and pie paintings, transforms everyday objects into lush exercises in color and form.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022
Positioned above a shallow pool, two winged figures — Hymen, the ancient Greek god of marriage ceremonies, and Eros, the mischievous god of carnal desire — gaze at each other over a decorative urn.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Deny′ingly.—Deny one's self, to deny one's self the indulgence of bodily appetites and carnal inclinations: to exercise self-denial.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
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Body Language: Carn ("Flesh")
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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