incorporeal

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

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adjective

not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
of, relating to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.

Origin of incorporeal

1525–35; < Latin incorpore(us) + -al¹. See in-³, corporeal

Related formsin·cor·po·re·al·i·ty, nounin·cor·po·re·al·ly, adverb

Synonyms for incorporeal

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1. bodiless, spiritual, immaterial.

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Related Words for incorporeal

immaterial, ethereal, spiritual, bodiless, angelic, celestial, eternal, deistic

Examples from the Web for incorporeal

Historical Examples of incorporeal

This is followed by arguments showing that God is one and incorporeal.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
Isaac Husik
Then they argue that the world must have had an originator, and that he is one and incorporeal.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
Isaac Husik
Not their bodies, but the spiritual or incorporeal part of them.
The Life of the Waiting Soul
R. E. Sanderson
But what agreement can anything corporeal have with what is incorporeal?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1
Plotinos (Plotinus)
It is invisible; must we not therefore believe it to be incorporeal?
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV
Various

British Dictionary definitions for incorporeal

incorporeal

adjective

without material form, body, or substance
spiritual or metaphysical
law having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etcan incorporeal hereditament

Derived Formsincorporeally, adverbincorporeity (ɪnˌkɔːpəˈriːɪtɪ) or incorporeality, noun

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Word Origin and History for incorporeal

adj.

1530s, with -al (1) and Latin incorporeus "without body," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + corpus (genitive corporis) "body" (see corporal).