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carnality

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of carnality

excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures

  • a rich playboy who was undone by his own carnality
Synonyms of carnality

debauchery, hedonism, sensuality, sybaritism, voluptuousness
Words Related to carnality

venery, wantonness

greed, rapaciousness, rapacity, ravenousness

dissipation, gluttony, immoderation, intemperance, self-indulgence
Antonyms of carnality

abstinence, asceticism, sobriety, temperance

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