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incorporeal
[ in-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]
adjective
- not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
Synonyms: immaterial, spiritual, bodiless
- of, relating to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
- Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.
incorporeal
/ ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl; ɪnˌkɔːpəˈriːɪtɪ /
adjective
- without material form, body, or substance
- spiritual or metaphysical
- law having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etc
an incorporeal hereditament
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Derived Forms
- ˌincorˈporeally, adverb
- incorporeity, noun
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Other Words From
- incor·pore·ali·ty noun
- incor·pore·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incorporeal1
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Example Sentences
These various abodes to which the incorporeal man took flight were not always his everlasting home.
In this case, the qualities must be incorporeal and active; for, according to the Stoics, matter is a passive subject.
The benefit itself is incorporeal, and never becomes invalid; but its subject-matter changes owners, and passes from hand to hand.
As God is incorporeal he is not subject to corporeal accidents or human feelings.
But there is also an incorporeal cause, likewise a ship, viz., the ship in the mind of the shipbuilder.
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