corporeal

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

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adjective

of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
material; tangible: corporeal property.

Origin of corporeal

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin corpore(us) bodily (corpor- (stem of corpus) body + -eus adj. suffix) + -al¹

Related formscor·po·re·al·i·ty, cor·po·re·al·ness, nouncor·po·re·al·ly, adverbnon·cor·po·re·al, adjectivenon·cor·po·re·al·i·ty, nountrans·cor·po·re·al, adjective

Can be confusedcorporal corporeal

Synonyms for corporeal

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1. See physical.

Antonyms for corporeal

1. spiritual. 2. intangible.

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Related Words for corporeality

thing, material, element, phenomenon, matter, truth, existence, sensibility, realism, point, information, piece, word, business, anything, concept, object, person, everything, stuff

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. Bunco
Gordon Clark
God I characterized as individual entity, but His corporeality I denied.
Retrospection and Introspection
Mary 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 Philosophy
Isaac Husik
This form of corporeality makes the prime matter corporeal substance.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
Isaac Husik
Four things must be removed from God: corporeality, affection, potentiality, resemblance to his creatures.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
Isaac Husik

British Dictionary definitions for corporeality

corporeal

adjective

of the nature of the physical body; not spiritual
of a material nature; physical

Derived Formscorporeality or corporealness, nouncorporeally, adverb

Word Origin for corporeal

C17: from Latin corporeus, from corpus body

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Word Origin and History for corporeality

corporeal

adj.

early 15c., with adjectival suffix -al (1) + Latin corporeus "of the nature of a body," from corpus "body" (living or dead), from PIE *kwrpes, from root *kwrep- "body, form, appearance," probably from a verbal root meaning "to appear" (cf. Sanskrit krp- "form, body," Avestan kerefsh "form, body," Old English hrif "belly," Old High German href "womb, belly, abdomen").

corporeality in Medicine

corporeal

[kôr-pôr′ē-əl]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body.