Word: carnally
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...research into the biology of human sexuality, where mind, body and experience are endlessly intermingled. People find themselves turned on in obvious situations--slow-dancing together, seeing someone with a sexy body, finding a member of the opposite or same gender to be excitingly sharp-witted or funny. But carnal longings strike at surprising times too--in the wake of a victory by your favorite team (for men, anyway) or at times of fear or even after a tragedy, like the death of a parent...
...Acarie, a beautiful, wealthy zealot who takes Nicole into her home; Henry IV, the roguish but humane King of France, for whom faith is a matter of politics; and Rene Monnet, a skeptical doctor puzzled by the would-be wonder worker's hold over him: "There was nothing of carnal seduction about Nicole, but he thought there was something like spiritual seduction...
...expression of affection between adults and children must be limited to a handshake, a hug, or a quick peck on the cheek? The fact is, Loder—like most people—assumes that Jackson’s “bedding young boys” smacks of carnal intentions. That’s a logical leap that solid evidence has yet to bear...
...proud tradition that goes back to the 17th century, and as a 20th century graduate I am pleased that it has continued.” After all, he pointed out, “Who are Harvard students supposed to have sex with besides other Harvard students?” Carnal lust, however, has been known to transform into something more serious...
Lysistrata, which was first performed in 411 BCE, tells the story of the women of Athens who take control of the city and deny their husbands carnal pleasures in order to stop the Peloponnesian War. The women’s aim is to force their sex-deprived husbands to make peace...