corporeal
[kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr-]
adjective
of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
material; tangible: corporeal property.
RELATED WORDS
thing, material, element, phenomenon, matter, truth, existence, sensibility, realism, point, information, piece, word, business, anything, concept, object, person, everything, stuff
Origin of corporeal
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin corpore(us) bodily (corpor- (stem of corpus) body + -eus adj. suffix) + -al1
Synonyms for corporeal
1. See physical.
Antonyms for corporeal
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Examples from the Web for corporeality
Historical Examples of corporeality
God I characterized as individual entity, but his corporeality I denied.
The Church of St. BuncoGordon Clark
God I characterized as individual entity, but His corporeality I denied.
Retrospection and IntrospectionMary Baker Eddy
The latter becomes rigid and assumes a covering, thickness and corporeality so that it can be perceived by sight.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish PhilosophyIsaac Husik
This form of corporeality makes the prime matter corporeal substance.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish PhilosophyIsaac Husik
Four things must be removed from God: corporeality, affection, potentiality, resemblance to his creatures.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish PhilosophyIsaac Husik
corporeal
adjective
Word Origin for corporeal
C17: from Latin corporeus, from corpus body
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corporeal
[kôr-pôr′ē-əl]
adj.
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