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Meaning of 'bodily' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bodily [ a.]
- Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter.
- Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind.
- Real; actual; put in execution.
2 . Bodily [ adv.]
- Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body.
- In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below."

Meaning of 'bodily' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bodily [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or belonging to the body
Example in sentence:
  • a bodily organ;
  • bodily functions
2 . bodily [ r]
Meaning (2):
- in bodily form
Example in sentence:
  • he was translated bodily to heaven
3 . bodily [ s]
Meaning (3):
- 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
Meaning (4):
- having or relating to a physical material body
Example in sentence:
  • bodily existence

Nearby Words:

boddice bode boded bodeful bodement bodge bodged bodian bodice bodiced

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