Meaning of CORPOREAL
| Pronunciation: | | kor'powreeul
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- [adj] having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
- [adj] affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
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| | Synonyms: | | bodied, bodily, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate, material, physical, reincarnate, somatic |
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| | Antonyms: | | immaterial, incorporeal | | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cor*po"re*al\ (k[^o]r*p[=o]"r[-e]*al), a. [L.
corporeus, fr. corpus body.]
Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material
body or substance; material; -- opposed to {spiritual} or
{immaterial}.
His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add
Speed almost spiritual. --Milton.
{Corporeal property}, such as may be seen and handled (as
opposed to incorporeal, which can not be seen or handled,
and exists only in contemplation). --Mozley & W.
Syn: Corporal; bodily. See {Corporal}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bodily, carnal, corporal, earthly, fleshly, gross, hylic, material, materiate, nonspiritual, objective, phenomenal, physical, secular, sensible, somatic, substantial, tangible, temporal, unspiritual, worldly |
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