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Sensual \Sen"su*al\, a. [L. sensualis, from sensus sense: cf. F.
sensuel.]
1. Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or
bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning,
the body, in distinction from the spirit.
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Pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies. --Bacon.
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Far as creation's ample range extends,
The scale of sensual, mental powers ascends. --Pope.
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2. Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly;
pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the
senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly.
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These be they who separate themselves, sensual,
having not the Spirit. --Jude 19.
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The greatest part of men are such as prefer . . .
that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most
divine. --Hooker.
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3. Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious;
voluptuous; lewd; libidinous.
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No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from
that wherein sensual men place their felicity.
--Atterbury.
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4. Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of
sensualism.
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