The quality of being fleshly; carnal nature, sensuality, or the preoccupation with bodily desires and material matters rather than spiritual concerns.
From 'fleshly' plus '-ness,' creating an abstract noun. This word is notably more moralistic than 'fleshiness'—it emphasizes spiritual failing rather than physical description.
Religious writers distinguished between 'fleshiness' (just being plump) and 'fleshliness' (being morally corrupt through sensuality)—the same root word but completely different moral judgments!
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