Corporal vs. Carnal

Corporal vs. Carnal — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Corporal and Carnal

Corporaladjective

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

Carnaladjective

Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.

Corporaladjective

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

corporal punishmentcorporal suffering

Carnaladjective

Worldly or earthly; temporal.

Corporaladjective

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

Carnaladjective

Of or relating to the body or flesh.

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Corporalnoun

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

Carnaladjective

of the appetites and passions of the body;

animal instinctscarnal knowledgefleshly desirea sensual delight in eatingmusic is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Corporalnoun

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

Carnaladjective

of or relating to the body or flesh;

carnal remains

Corporalnoun

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

Carnaladjective

of or relating to or belonging to the body;

a bodily organbodily functionscarnal remains
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Corporalnoun

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

Corporalnoun

a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines

Corporaladjective

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

bodily needsa corporal defectcorporeal sufferinga somatic symptom or somatic illness

Corporaladjective

possessing or existing in bodily form;

what seemed corporal melted as breath into the windan incarnate spirit`corporate' is an archaic term