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corporeity

American  
[kawr-puh-ree-i-tee] / ˌkɔr pəˈri ɪ ti /

noun

  1. material or physical nature or quality; materiality.


corporeity British  
/ ˌkɔːpəˈriːɪtɪ /

noun

  1. bodily or material nature or substance; physical existence; corporeality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of corporeity

1615–25; < Medieval Latin corporeitās, equivalent to Latin corpore ( us ) corporeal + -itās -ity

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It is the corporeity reduced to its mere ideality; and so far only does corporeity belong to the soul as such.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

The less comely and inferior parts of that fiery corporeity were veiled lest they should be seen by the Eyes that see all things.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander

Finally, the draughtsman in full possession of a feeling for the corporeity of the object will determine his contour entirely from within, a procedure which is the exact opposite to that of his first beginnings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

That Moroni was a resurrected man is shown by his corporeity manifested in his handling of the metallic plates on which was inscribed the record known to us as the Book of Mormon.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

Another, where affections originating in the mind and belonging to it, are in order to be felt, and to be as if found, invested with corporeity.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

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