Both Uses of
carnal
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- Bound to be something carnal here.†
Chpt 13 *
- Pippa shrieks, invoking the phrase that every English mother tells her daughter about carnal acts.†
Chpt 13
Definitions:
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(1)
(carnal) of or relating to the body or flesh (in contrast to the spirit) -- especially sexual desires or feelings
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Carnal knowledge is a common expression referencing experience with sexual intercourse.