corporeal

[ kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]

adjective

1. of the nature of the physical body; bodily.

   Antonyms: spiritual

2. material; tangible:

   corporeal property.

   Antonyms: intangible

corporeal

/ kɔːˈpɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of the nature of the physical body; not spiritual
2. of a material nature; physical

Derived Forms

• corˌporeˈality, noun
• corˈporeally, adverb

Other Words From

• cor·pore·ali·ty cor·pore·al·ness noun
• cor·pore·al·ly adverb
• noncor·pore·al adjective
• noncor·pore·ali·ty noun
• transcor·pore·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporeal¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin corpore(us) “bodily” ( corpor- (stem of corpus “body”) + -eus adjective suffix) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporeal¹

C17: from Latin corporeus, from corpus body

Synonym Study

See physical.

Example Sentences

To great effect, Cunningham plays with the correspondence between the corporeal and the emotional.

From The Daily Beast

Many of the scenes deal with the grim obsessions of old age: sexual futility, corporeal decrepitude, and death.

From The Daily Beast

Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.

From Project Gutenberg

The inner workings of their corporeal mechanism is no mystery for him.

From Project Gutenberg

He often saw the Holy Virgin in corporeal presence, and heard her speech and savoured the divine odours of her glorified body.

From Project Gutenberg

Those only who are freed from material bonds can be conscious of their extra-corporeal existence and immortality.

From Project Gutenberg

An angel in theory, the corporeal woman is soundly rated if dinner is late, or a room unswept.

From Project Gutenberg