"fleshliness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From fleshly + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fleshly|ness}} fleshly + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fleshliness (uncountable)
  1. Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; bodily appetites. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: carnality
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