bodily pleasure

collocation in English

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bodily
adjective
uk
/ˈbɒd.əl.i/us
/ˈbɑː.dəl.i/
relating to the ...
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pleasure
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpleʒ.ər/us
/ˈpleʒ.ɚ/
enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that ...
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(Definition ofbodilyandpleasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rock, therefore, was music for people with a mind as well as a body - people who politicisedbodilypleasure.
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Beyond this, pleasure can not increase further, and indeed one can not rationally seekbodilypleasurebeyond the state of "aponia".
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She associated reading and writing withbodilypleasureand remained a voracious reader throughout her life.
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Chapter 14 first points out that any level of pain is bad, while concerning pleasure it is only excessive bodily pleasures which are bad.
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This raises the question of why play and bodily pleasures can not be happiness, because for example tyrants sometimes choose such lifestyles.
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Bodily pleasures and all sensuous impulses must be abandoned as detrimental to the spiritual purity of the soul.
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Finally, he asks why people are so attracted to bodily pleasures.
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His instinct theory suggested that humans are driven from birth by the desire to acquire and enhance bodily pleasures, thus supporting the nature debate.
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He is known for lacking involvement in bodily pleasures (due to his lack of sleep and eating no more than a meal a day) and for his humble nature.
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He discusses the value of self-discipline of the body and self-denial of bodily pleasures as a source of family tranquility, peace, and personality development within the family.
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