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.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH corporeal
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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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