Corporeal

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kɔːˈpɔːɹɪəl/

Origin

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

Full definition of corporeal

Adjective

1. material; tangible; physicalHis 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

Anagrams

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