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corporeal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'corporeal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Corporeal [ a.]
- Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; -- opposed to spiritual or immaterial.

Meaning of 'corporeal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . corporeal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having material or physical form or substance
Example in sentence:
  • that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
2 . corporeal [ s]
Meaning (2):
- affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
Example in sentence:
  • a corporal defect;
  • a somatic symptom or somatic illness;
  • bodily needs;
  • corporeal suffering