Corporal vs. Carnal: What's the Difference?

Of or relating to the body.

Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites

A noncommissioned rank in the US Army that is above private first class and below sergeant.

Worldly or earthly; temporal

A noncommissioned rank in the US Marine Corps that is above lance corporal and below sergeant.

Of or relating to the body or flesh; bodily

One who holds either of these ranks or a similar rank in another military organization.

Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.

A white linen cloth on which the consecrated elements are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.

Worldly or earthly; temporal.

(archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.

Of or relating to the body or flesh.

Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.

Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual.

(zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.

Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody.

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

Of the appetites and passions of the body;

A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.

Of or relating to the body or flesh;

A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.

Of or relating to or belonging to the body;

(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.

A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth.

Belonging or relating to the body; bodily.

Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal.

A noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines

Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit;

Possessing or existing in bodily form;