corporeal
of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
material; tangible: corporeal property.
Origin of corporeal
1synonym study For corporeal
Opposites for corporeal
Other words from corporeal
- 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
Words that may be confused with corporeal
- corporal, corporeal
Words Nearby corporeal
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How to use corporeal in a sentence
When Biles spoke about righting her emotional gyroscope as well as her corporeal gyroscope, it hit deep for so many of us.
Simone Biles and Why We All Get the 'Twisties' (Even If We Can't Fly) | Susanna Schrobsdorff | August 2, 2021 | TimeShe writes about the sick body, imprisoned bodies, bodies that protest, the sexual body, bodies that have experienced acts of violence — illuminating the strengths and the weaknesses of the corporeal form.
Olivia Laing’s ‘Everybody’ explores the power and vulnerabilities of the human body | Michele Filgate | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s an explicitly corporeal moment, rendered in a few supple twists of wire.
In the galleries: Acronyms as content encode a powerful commentary | Mark Jenkins | April 2, 2021 | Washington PostFortunately, McKim’s film is heavy with the almost corporeal substance of its subject.
‘Wojnarowicz’ burns with a queer icon’s brilliant fury | John Paul King | March 24, 2021 | Washington BladeWithout any objective gauge of your corporeal disrepair, it’s easy to deceive oneself.
To great effect, Cunningham plays with the correspondence between the corporeal and the emotional.
Many of the scenes deal with the grim obsessions of old age: sexual futility, corporeal decrepitude, and death.
Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouThe inner workings of their corporeal mechanism is no mystery for him.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheHe often saw the Holy Virgin in corporeal presence, and heard her speech and savoured the divine odours of her glorified body.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche | Anatole FranceThose only who are freed from material bonds can be conscious of their extra-corporeal existence and immortality.
Urania | Camille FlammarionAn angel in theory, the corporeal woman is soundly rated if dinner is late, or a room unswept.
Alone | Marion Harland
British Dictionary definitions for corporeal
/ (kɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) /
of the nature of the physical body; not spiritual
of a material nature; physical
Origin of corporeal
1Derived forms of corporeal
- corporeality or corporealness, noun
- corporeally, adverb
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