corporeal
[ kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]
/ kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr- /
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adjective
of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
material; tangible: corporeal property.
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Origin of corporeal
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin corpore(us) “bodily” (corpor- (stem of corpus “body”) + -eus adjective suffix) + -al1
synonym study for corporeal
1. See physical.
OTHER WORDS FROM corporeal
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH corporeal
corporal, corporealWords nearby corporeal
corporation tax, corporatism, corporative, corporatize, corporator, corporeal, corporeity, corposant, corps, corps de ballet, corps diplomatique
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British Dictionary definitions for corporeal
corporeal
/ (kɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) /
adjective
of the nature of the physical body; not spiritual
of a material nature; physical
Derived forms of corporeal
corporeality or corporealness, nouncorporeally, adverbWord Origin for corporeal
C17: from Latin corporeus, from corpus body
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Medical definitions for corporeal
corporeal
[ kôr-pôr′ē-əl ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body.
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