From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe fleshthe fleshliteraryBODY the physical human body, as opposed to the mind or spiritthe pleasures/desires/temptations of the flesh (=things such as drinking, eating a lot, or having sex) → flesh
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the pleasures/desires/temptations of the flesh• I have never been one to deny the pleasures of the flesh.• It involves an attitude of extreme asceticism and a hatred of all worldly things - especially the pleasures of the flesh.• But the temptations of the Flesh were different: they could not be dealt with in cold blood. 