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“fleshliness” in Latin
cupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousnesslibīdōdesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness; lust, sensualityvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction; joy, charmertemeritāshap, chance, accident; rashness, thoughtlessness, temeritycorpusbody, person (person when used to mean "human body", e.g., "on one's person"); substance, material (physical, perceptibl
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fleshliness
cupiditates: libidines (the lusts): (corporis) voluptates (as enjoyment): temeritas (the propensity to yield to sensual impressions, τὸ ἄλογον, opposed to ratio, Cic., Tusc., 2, 21, 47): corpus (the body, the flesh; as the seat of sensual desire). Vid: FLESH (opposed to Spirit).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fleshliness?
- The usual Latin words for “fleshliness” are cupiditās, libīdō, voluptās; also temeritās, corpus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.