corporeal

adjbodily, physical

Synonyms for corporeal

adj bodily, physical

Antonyms for corporeal

earthly

adjective. physically concerning land or its inhabitants

Word Origin & History

early 15c., with adjectival suffix -al (1) + Latin corporeus "of the nature of a body," from corpus "body" (living or dead), from PIE *kwrpes, from root *kwrep- "body, form, appearance," probably from a verbal root meaning "to appear" (cf. Sanskrit krp- "form, body," Avestan kerefsh "form, body," Old English hrif "belly," Old High German href "womb, belly, abdomen").

Example Sentences for corporeal

Tertullian believes that the soul is corporeal, and that it has a certain figure.

The spirit ennobled can bid defiance to any amount of corporeal pain.

Corporal punishment; corporeal or material form or substance.

There is a fable comparing the corporeal body to the body politic.

Besides, if he were corporeal, he could not create bodies any more than we can.

If so God is similar to man, corporeal like him, and swayed by passions.

In fact, matter itself is intelligible or spiritual, not corporeal.

The only reward there is must therefore be corporeal, during life.

If then the retribution of the soul is corporeal, there is no need of resurrection.

Corporeal is spoken of in the Bible and is not opposed to reason.

corporeal

Synonyms for corporeal

Antonyms for corporeal

bodily

carnal

concrete

corporal

earthly

corporeal

Synonyms for corporeal

Antonyms for corporeal

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