Both Uses of
carnal
in
The Magic Mountain
- Because the body is sickness and depravity, it is what produces death, yes, both of them, love and death, are carnal, and that is the source of their terror and great magic!†
Chpt 5.9 *
- There were moments when, as you "played king," you saw the intimation of a dream of love rising up out of death and this carnal body.†
Chpt 7.10
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.