corporeal

English

Etymology

From Latin corporeus, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɔːˈpɔːɹɪəl/

Adjective

corporeal (comparative more corporeal, superlative most corporeal)

1. material; tangible; physical

   His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual. - Milton

2. Of or pertaining to the body; bodily.
   • 2000, Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin:

     She is always diagnosing me. My corporeal health is of almost as much interest to her as my spiritual health: she is especially proprietary about my bowels.

3. (archaic) Corporal.

Synonyms

• (of the body): bodily, corporal

Antonyms

• ethereal
• incorporeal
• insubstantial
• intangible
• spiritual

Derived terms

• corporeality

Translations

bodily

• Bengali: দৈহিক (bn) (doihik)
• Bulgarian: веществен (bg) (veštestven), материален (bg) (materialen)
• Czech: tělesný (cs) m
• German: körperlich (de)
• Hindi: शारीरिक (hi) (śārīrik)

• Portuguese: corpóreo (pt)
• Russian: телесный (ru) (telesnyj)
• Spanish: corpóreo (es)
• Swedish: kroppslig (sv)

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